“I am inspired by leaders who dare to dream and have the grit, resilience and determination to see those dreams through, regardless of the many times they fall down along the way,” she wrote, pointing to “Dr. Venkataswamy (who) founded the amazing Aravind Eye Hospital when he was 58 years old, a successful eye surgeon despite being crippled from rheumatoid arthritis, a former physician in the Indian Army. His mission was audacious: to eradicate unnecessary blindness. His start was humble: a tiny “hospital” with just eleven beds. Nearly 40 years later, Aravind has treated more than 32 million people performing more than 4 million surgeries.” Other leadership traits that inspire Novogratz: “individuals who see a problem and focus on solving it, not yielding to facile excuses and roadblocks” and people “who constantly renew, retaining a childlike curiosity that enables them to seek knowledge and understanding, who commit to something bigger than themselves.” -- Jacqueline Novogratz
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:55:30 +0000
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