A breakthrough approach to leadership development is rapped around an intriguing true story of one of the nation's most respected philanthropy authorities. Author Curt Weeden record 50 thought-provoking "life lessons" over a six-decade career punctuated by encounters with U.S. presidents, prominent business and nonprofit leaders, foreign intelligence agents, thugs, and criminals. Weeden challenged 200 nonprofit and business executives to review and rank his compelling list of principles and practices. That process unveiled a new way to identify and develop organizational leaders.