The Anonymous Widower

Rules For Success? – A Good Leader

I doubt there has not been a project, in either technology or the wider field, that has come to a successful conclusion, without a real leader in command.

Take this statue of a man in the seventeenth century dress at an important road junction just north of the City of London.

A Statue on Islington Green In London

The statue is of  Sir Hugh Myddelton. He was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine-owner and self-taught engineer. He is mainly remembered for the New River, which he built to bring fresh water to the fast-growing city.

The New River is still in use today, despite opening in September 1613. So Sir Hugh was obviously a man of vision and a real leader.

Incidentally, there is a book called 100 Great Welshmen.  He’s not in it!

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March 9, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | World | Rules For Success