Abstract
Eric Hoffer, in his new book Reflections on the Human Condition, observes: We never say so much as when we do not quite know what we want to say. We need few words when we have something to say, but all the words in all the dictionaries will not suffice when we have nothing to say and want desperately to say it.
His words echo the desperation of a leaderless time. The central view I offer is this: the present crisis of leadership is a crisis of language--and this dual crisis is upon us from the campus to the white house. I see the relationship between leadership and language in three mutual dimensions: a quest for vision, a need for clear purpose, and a grounding in high expectations.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Speech
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
32
Last Page
40
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Jensen, Marvin D.
(1972)
"Leadership and Language,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 3:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol3/iss1/5
Copyright
©1972 Iowa Communication Association
