Understanding Leadership Perspectives
     Matthew R. Fairholm  •  Gilbert W. Fairholm
     Understanding Leadership 
     Perspectives
     Theoretical and Practical Approaches
               Matthew R. Fairholm                            Gilbert W. Fairholm
               University of South Dakota                     Virginia Commonwealth University
               Vermillion, South Dakota                       Richmond, Virginia
               USA USA
               ISBN: 978-0-387-84901-0              e-ISBN: 978-0-387-84902-7
               DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-84902-7
               Library of Congress Control Number: 2008940907 
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               Building on a solid foundation is essential to success in any 
               endeavor.  My intellectual foundations have been formed more by 
               my father than any other influence.  I am grateful for his example 
               and for our various conversations, many of which took place way 
               before my interest in leadership studies formally emerged.  More 
               importantly, though, he and my mother have given me a broader, 
               eternal foundation of faith and character and my sister and brothers 
               have been constant examples of all that is best in people.  As I, 
               with my dear wife, Shannon, form a foundation for our family, I 
               am grateful for her love, insight, patience, and example.  I too am 
               grateful for our sons Carl, Benjamin, Nathan, and William and for 
               the light and wisdom I gain as I interact with them.  I see in 
               Shannon and our four sons the leadership I crave to understand.  
               To them all I dedicate this effort and give my thanks and love.  
                                Matt Fairholm, Vermillion, SD
               Writing is essentially a solitary activity. While any author relies 
               for both insight and context on a phalanx of extant research and 
               researchers, the task of creating a unique perspective on any 
               topic and logically fleshing it out is most often still done alone - 
               except in this case. I am grateful that this time I could collaborate 
               with an insightful and perceptive colleague, my son, Matthew. I 
               am indebted to him both for his scholarship and his - and his 
                sister and brothers’ - example. They have always set the pattern 
               of leadership for me.
                                 Gil Fairholm, Richmond, VA
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