by Bonnie Block  Introduction  I’ve written 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership  because I believe America faces a leadership crisis—one where wealth and status too often overshadow character and integrity. In response, I propose a simple yet powerful formula: character + integrity = great leader. In the pages that follow, I walk you through the four pillars—honesty, courage, compassion, resilience—and show how integrity ties them together, driving real service to society

by Bonnie Block   Introduction  I began writing 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership  because I see a leadership crisis in America rooted in elevating wealth and status over character and integrity. When we applaud success measured only by bank accounts and social standing, we overlook the true essence of leadership: positive values—honesty, courage, compassion, resilience—and the integrity to act on them. Drawing inspiration from JFK’s Profiles in Courage  and other writi

Great leaders understand and know how to use the media to fight corruption by bringing truth to the general public. Great leaders such as Katharine Graham (profiled in my book, 25 US G.O.A.T.s: Profiles in Leadership ) have demonstrated extraordinary courage, selflessness, and trustworthiness, as well as integrity when they publish the wrongdoings of corrupt people. She put herself, her family, and her media empire at risk in order to bring us the truth of the Watergate scand