Fascinating.
Like them or not, both women have got the leadership ‘it’. Both are driven, opinionated, strong, directional and visionary —- don’t get in their way. They each have an expansive audience. Obviously one can buy the other one 100x over. I thought Palin showed remarkable courage and insight by making her first interview on Oprah, and not just because it will sell her more books. Let’s be fair, Oprah gained by having the Palin exclusive and also by getting the Katie Couric rift flaired back up… in the end it makes Oprah look better than Katie. (But I digress).
Here is the take away: If you are a young leader, look for inspirational people like these and learn from them. Read their books. Watched their shows. Figure out what makes them tick. Look into their leadership development journey… where did they go to school? what did they major in? what are key decisions in the past? Not so you can be like them BUT so that you can be energized by them to pursue your goals, dreams and visions. Stoke your leadership fire.