The foundation of effective leadership is character. Nothing else has more impact. Nothing else has greater reach. And nothing else can make up for its lack\u2014not education, experience, talent, or contacts.<\/p>\n
Every now and then you hear a story about someone\u2019s character that brings this principle into sharp focus. Gail and had this experience when we watched a segment<\/a> on 60 Minutes<\/em> about \u201cThe Shooting at Chardon High.\u201d<\/p>\n If you are like me, you probably didn\u2019t even remember the incident. Sadly, school shootings have become so commonplace they are no longer distinct horrors in our minds.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the background: Several years ago, a student-turned-gunman killed three of his fellow students and wounded three more in Chardon, Ohio. There would have been undoubtedly been many, many more if Frank Hall, the assistant football coach, had not intervened.<\/p>\n When the gunfire began, Coach Hall did the unthinkable. Instead of diving for cover, he stood up, pushed his table out of the way, and started pursuing the gunman.<\/p>\n\t\tThe right hill<\/h3>\n