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OPINION
The Pendulum
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as a fomn, ^ students and faculty as well
forum for the meaningful exchange of ideas.
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Developmenl hosted a leadership lecture evetyone will h,
This month, the Center for LeadprchJn « ^
^velopment hosted a leadeiship lecture series Tn everyone will be placed
f^mring tht^ (i„e.udi„g the Lpy 'C: Posita w^
CEO), keynote speakers. These three men i ^ • '''orkplace or at home
addressed the Elon community giving advice S't'-" 1"°'® “’“justdelegatingi^soon^t 1“
and describing the perfect leader and what it fh'' dedicated and committpH t'
jak. to be a leader. Along with thet* ;
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Whether or not you agree with the
current leadership of our country,
keep in mind that these officials
were chosen or elected and they are
best
uu.cs 10 oe a leader. Along with the leadershin r u
lecture series, William Haley, son of late author briefly mentionpH chosen or elected and the
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Haley also g“; p“n!.Tn““‘'
tad o get to their positions in life. It was not ^ how. It^ ^vt ^ ‘“^er. Evet^one iocks up to
hard to get to their positions in uritwi not
for ftem to get lo where they are, but as
leadership is leading w^yLthtlJt*{I”*® *e p^mTpel^^,*^
ues and your mind. TTiese messages Ly s^t accountability and
just mspirational, but The Pendulum encour TT vd Today H,e^ ! ^
ages everyone to read between the lin..c J encourage that c
-areh for a deeper mes^gt j!- >o be a gSlSwe^r T'
L^ership is something that eveo- person L must have°*^'
had at least some practice witk WiZ ^ “™™tted followe.^. it's a
Elon classrooms, group work is enmnra a ^ common saying “ t street.
^youasmdentthatstepsuptotheplate^Or ““h"®'”
do you sit quietly and allow otheni to iake ni • ‘"^ke the right dv-- ■
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—»UU mat me future of good leaaersiup
IS the young people, college students. While no
one will have the same dream as Dr. King?
everyone has something they wish to accom-
P ish. Leadership is all about stepping stones,
not road blocks,” Pesce said. As students, we
come across many speed bumps that slow
own the road to success. A good leader learns
rom these mistakes, uses this newfound
^owledge and grows from there.
ust because you have a nightmare, doesn t
mean you stop dreaming,” said Jill Scott, R&B,
neo-soul recording artist.
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