Both of these are disillusioning and destructive abdications of the real-life ground of leadership.

FORBES: For President, The Principled Endorsement Is Nobody

Grassroots Soccer an organization that promotes HIV prevention, healthy living, life skills and leadership among at-risk youth through an interactive curriculum.

WHITEHOUSE: Travels with The First Lady: Africa

We invite you to put your money where your mouth is and learn to ask for everything you want in your life and work by registering for our one-day She Negotiates Leadership Retreat on June 30 in Santa Barbara.

FORBES: Asking for a Favor and Paying it Forward...A Real Time Experiment

There are leadership coaches, executive coaches, life coaches, and college-application coaches.

NEWYORKER: Personal Best

In a two-part interview, NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Farrakhan about his life and leadership.

NPR: Minister Louis Farrakhan

Our Conversations on Creative Leadership series brings innovative community leaders such as Marin, Michael Kaiser of the Kennedy Center and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to GWSB to talk about the importance of creative leadership in civic life.

FORBES: A Maestra of Inspiration

And it was this that provided the space for Mr Zuma to mobilise a powerful constituency and end Mr Mbeki's leadership of the party - in which he has spent so much of his life - and his presidency.

BBC: Thabo Mbeki: Born into struggle