Reflecting on today's holiday -- MLK Day -- I thought it might make sense to point out something particularly relevant to this blog: Martin Luther King, Jr., was a tremendous communicator!

His speeches were not complex in the words that they used or the structure that they grew from.  Their power came directly from ideas, and the way he made simple words work together. 

When we think of leadership -- in business or politics -- much of it is, in fact, communication.  Any great leader begins with specific plans, what he or she wants to accomplish, but then must communicate them in a way that motivates others to follow.  Absent strong communication, there is no leadership.  There may be management, but no leadership.