effective military leaders in history. Although General Eisenhower showed many aspects of Super Leadership we will focus on two aspects he used of Super Leadership.First, his ability to not impose his own will on his subordinates but instead to draw out their own talents made him great. For example, several British Generals outranked General Eisenhower. Yet despite this Manz states, He tended to work with his deputies, not by imposing his will on them, but through persuasion and cooperation, to draw out their talents by establishing a close personal relationship with them (Manz 106.) This ability to de-emphasize status and rank helped General Eisenhower to become the great military leader he was.Next we will look at how General Eisenhower followed the Super Leadership model by developing others. General Eisenhower understood that that his success depended on the success of his men and paid great attention to the training of his officers. In writing a fellow General he wrote, While you are doing your stuff from day to day, constantly look and search among your subordinates for the ones that have these priceless qualities . . . you will find greater and greater need for people upon whom you can depend to take the load off your shoulders (Manz 106). We see that General Eisenhower understood the need for developed subordinates and modeled the Super Leadership theory.Another study that we will examine is that of a leader who, is not quite as world famous as General Eisenhower, yet still exhibits aspects of Super Leadership. William L. McKnight, former CEO of 3M Company, is our next study. One major way that William McKnight is a super leader is the way he promoted self-leaders by delegating authority. In 1948 he made these remarks which represent his Super Leadership thought:As our business grows, it becomes increasingly necessary to delegate responsibility and to encourage men and women to exercise their initiative. This requires...
