Leaders: myth and reality

The Mythology

The marble man: Robert E. Lee

THE FOUNDERS: Walt Disney; Coco Chanel; Entrepreneurialism and ego

THE GENIUSES: Albert Einstein; Leonard Bernstein; The genius next door

THE ZEALOTS: Maximilien Robespierre; Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi; The cyclic lure of conviction

THE HEROES: Zheng He; Harriet Tubman; A human need for heroes

THE POWER BROKERS: William Magear "Boss" Tweed; Margaret Thatcher; The halls of power

THE REFORMERS: Martin Luther; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Miners, monks, and ministers

Three myths

Redefining leadership.