The Atlantic Monthly magazine asked 10 notable historians to rank the Americans that they believed had the greast impact on the United States.
Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said they looked for leaders “who made it possible to lead expanded lives — materially, psychologically, culturally and spiritually.”
What a perfect definition of what leadership and influence for business, community involvement or within our own families. I wrote this on a Post-it Note and stuck it to the corner of my computer screen to remind me everyday of the core principal I must follow in any leadership activity.
Who did the historians pick as the most influential American? Abraham Lincoln.
