Leadership: A simple definition

Abstract

Mr. Richard Coon taught chemistry at my high school. Mr. Coon was a great teacher because he did what great teachers do: present complex subject matter in a simple manner, so that it is understood and becomes part of the students’ intellectual and emotional being. In one memorable exchange, designed to explain the concept of “mole,” Mr. Coon related that a handful is 5, a dozen is 12, a score (“Four score and seven years ago”) is 20, and a mole is 6.02 × 1023. He asked, “If I had a half of a mole of cars, how many cars would I have?” We responded, “3.01 × 1023.” Mr. Coon smiled a sigh, relieved that no one answered, “6.02 × 1011.5.” He pressed on, “If I had a mole of atoms, how many atoms would I have?” “6.02 × 1023!” we shouted....

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