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They had something to celebrate, so it was quite a party. A small research team in the North-west had upstaged Silicon Valley and had given the company a competitive edge with their refinement of the laser zapping of silicon chips. They were also drinking to build up their Dutch courage to help them endure a congratulatory speech by an executive from Headquarters. The speech took its predictable course: perfunctory appreciation; an acknowledgement of their world lead amongst laser zappers; an acknowledgement of the lead they had shown to other research teams within the company. The executive knew little about the technicalities of laser zapping but he considered himself an expert on the subject of leadership — the country needs more strong leaders… leaders are born not made… a leader must inspire awe in others… a leader must ruthlessly rivet everyone’s attention to the objectives and make sure that there is no faltering or slacking until the goal is reached.
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Smith, M. (1991). Leadership and Supervision. In: Smith, M. (eds) Analyzing Organizational Behaviour. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21542-3_10
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