Brad Feld

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Nov 05, 2008
Category Government

Fred Wilson has the best post I’ve read so far from the 700 of so feeds I follow on how he feels about the election.  It’s titled Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States.  Fred – like me – decided a while ago to believe in Barack Obama and I’m sure he’s as happy as I am to see him elected president of the United States.

Fred states clearly the six things he thinks we’ll get from an Obama administration. 

  1. A world class management team
  2. Honesty
  3. A steady hand
  4. Diplomacy
  5. Fairness
  6. Leadership

I won’t repeat the details of each here – go read Fred’s post.  But – I’ll add one thing.  If you are an entrepreneur, an executive in a company, or in any leadership position at any level, these same six principles apply to you.  As Fred so clearly stated, "Like everyone else, I am dying for a leader we can believe in and get in line behind and follow."  Reflect on that statement as you go about your day.