Enige dagen gelden overleed Sir Edmund Hillary, de man die samen met zijn sherpa, Tenzing Norgay, als eerste mensen boven op de mout Everest stonden. Daarna besteedde Sir Edmund een groot deel van zijn leven (en vermogen) aan het helpen van de armsten in Nepal en Tibet. Een groot leider is overleden, met in een interview een paar mooie quotes over leiderschap:

There are some people who are natural leaders, who have the ability to think quickly or choose the right decisions at the right moment. But I think there are an awful lot of us who have to learn how to be a leader, and in actual fact, I believe that most people, if they really want to, can become competent leaders.

I think I was the prime example of someone with relatively modest abilities, but I think I learned to become a reasonably competent leader. Even practice is quite a useful attribute in this respect. As you do more expeditions and more adventures, you get more experience and you know more clearly what to do in moments of emergency. But I certainly never regarded myself as a natural leader.

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