Martha Stewart’s Leadership

Say what you will about her, but Martha Stewart, at least in my book, personifies leadership.

We all know that she’s back to work after 5 months in prison. I give her props because she did something that no other person under scruitiny has … she took her lumps and went to jail instead of continuing to fight it out in court (yes, she is still fighting it but simply to clear her name). She still served her time for something illegal that she did.

This all stands in stark contrast to some of the other jackasses in the news that refuse to admit when they are wrong.

Yeah, Martha was a cut-throat business woman. Yeah, some of us found her annoying, etc. But, at the end of the day, she did the right thing and I believe the market will treat her well because of it. She is back at the office, doing her job, setting the tone and getting her company back on track.

I set a reminder in my calendar for March 7th, 2006; I’m betting that Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia will be back in the black by then.

And all of this because she chose to lead.