What's love got to do with it?

Dr. Penny Wheeler, CEO, Allina Health

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On April 7, I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Penny Wheeler, CEO, Allina Health, speak at the University of Minnesota Carlson School 1st Tuesday luncheon. The title of her speech: What's love got to do with it?
 
Everything or Nothing
I've been thinking about how love relates  to leadership for some time now, so I was  eager to hear how Dr. Wheeler was going  to tie this together. She started by saying  that when she shared her speech title with  two of her friends she got two very  different responses. One friend responded  emphatically with, "Love has nothing to do  with leadership," and the other friend  responded with, "Love has everything to do with leadership."
 
As I started to write this article, I thought about how to define love in the context of leadership. I reviewed my notes from Dr. Wheeler's speech, looking for the prefect definition or quote. I couldn't find one.

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