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JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL. Leadership lessons from . by Richard Bach. Presentation by Jayant Sinha. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It is a Fable by Richard Bach, published in 1970 and sold more than a million copies
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JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL Leadership lessons from by Richard Bach Presentation by Jayant Sinha
Jonathan Livingston Seagull • It is a Fable by Richard Bach, published in 1970 and sold more than a million copies • A Fable is a story that feature animals, plants or forces of nature that have been given human qualities • A particular human fault or virtue is depicted through the personification of animals, thus teaching an important lesson of life .
The beginning • The hero of this story is Jonathan Livingston Seagull, who loves challenges • The antagonist in this story is the flock of birds who made Jonathan an outcast when he refused to live the life of bygones
Leadership comes with responsibility • "Do you want to fly so much that you will forgive the Flock, learn, and then go back to them one day and work to help them grow?" Jonathan asks his first student, Fletcher Lynd Seagull • The idea that the stronger can reach more by leaving the weaker friends behind is totally rejected • Love, respect and forgiveness are all equally important as the freedom from the pressure to obey the rules just because they are commonly accepted
Leads from the front …in the middle of action
True leaders don’t create followers; they create more leaders. --- Tom Peters Jayant Sinha jayantsinha@yahoo.com