A critical issue in leadership today is substance versus style. I addressed the distinction in a blog on September 23, titled Leadership: Beyond Style and Emotion, the Devil’s in the Detail. Recently Michael Barone of the Washington Examiner uses Style vs. Substance to compare Obama’s Rapturous Style Versus Tea Party Substance.

There’s an important message in both commentaries. Substance can lead to real change while style alone has its limits. Continue reading…