The recent event of the British military personnel being captured by the Iranians and their embarrassing behavior in captivity caused many to reflect on their lack of courage. Perhaps they are not to be blamed, because there is so little courage seen at all today. It makes us reflect on a great leader in the past who embodied courage - Winston Spenser Churchill.

Where Have All the Leaders Gone? author: Lee Iacocca asin: 1416532471

In the 1980’s, Lee Iacocca had the distinction of writing one of the best business books of all time, and as an extra measure of good fortune, it was an autobiography.

It is widely acknowledged that Tiger Woods is the greatest player in golf today, but what most people would not realize is that he is not the best in any one aspect of the game. John Daly is generally considered the longest driver on the PGA tour, and Phil Michelson's short game is considered second to none. Ben Crane is rated the top putter in Golf Digest's rating system, with Tiger Woods ranked 6th. In fact, in putts from four to eight feet, Woods is ranked 44th.

If ever an individual represents leadership conditions, it is Boris Yeltsin. A man of modest abilities, he had served in various posts within the Soviet system including the mayor of Moscow in the late 1980s. However, he had been a critic of the slow progress of reform under Mikhail Gorbachev and as a result found himself put on the shelf by the powers that be.

Though the conflict was, in essence, a military standoff, why is there almost universal agreement that Hezbollah “won” the recent war in Lebanon? The answer is simple – leadership. Even members of the Israeli Defense Force have accused Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of practicing indecisive and incompetent wartime leadership. On the other side was Sevyed Hassan Nasrallah, a brilliant speaker and very careful strategist. The influential Economist magazine featured Nasrallah on its cover and proclaimed that he won the war.