De Pree argues that leaders are responsible for the future rather than day-to-day activities, making their performance difficult to measure. This contrasts with Covey's message in "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" about leadership. Leaders can measure their own success and those they supervise by focusing on developing people and creating positive long-term outcomes rather than short-term outputs.

1. De Pree (2004) writes, "Leaders, in a special way, are liable for
what happens in the future, rather than what is happening day to
day. This liability is difficult to measure, and thus the
performance of leaders is difficult to measure" (p. 114). How
does this differ from Covey's message in The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People? How can you measure your own success as a
leader, or the leadership of those under your supervision?