Alexander the Great led a forced march across a hot and desolate plain. On the eleventh day, he and all the soldiers still with him were near death from thirst. Alexander pressed on. At midday two scouts brought him what little water they had been able to find - it hardly filled the bottom of the helmet. Their throats burning, Alexander's men stood back and watched him enviously. Alexander did not hesitate. He turned the helmet over and poured the water on the hot sand at his feet. Then he said, "It's of no use for one to drink when others are thirst." They desperately needed water - plenty of it. Alexander gave his men the only thing he had - inspiration.
Leadership is not only about teaching but by living the way of a leader.
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