Abstract
This essay argues that while having a vision as a leader is important, that often means that the future is afforded more value than the past and the present. The past demonstrates the leadership trails, or the evidence for what has and has not worked for the organization as the leaders and members enact the leadership vision. Here I offer a leadership model that embraces leadership trails, one based on a decade of research on traditional Lakota life, particularly their most sacred ceremony, the Sun Dance. The Lakota-based leadership model consists of six elements: mitakuye oyasin (“we are all related”), respect, bravery, generosity, fortitude, and wisdom.
Recommended Citation
Modaff, Daniel P.
(2014)
"Leadership Trails: Lessons from the Lakota Sun Dance,"
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership: Vol. 7
:
Iss.
1
, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/jvbl/vol7/iss1/3
