a mate? Maybe you live alone. Do you know what is on your parents' hearts, where the scales tip? If you teach, are you aware of the pupils' needs—the kids who fill your classroom? If you are in business leadership, are you in touch with more than just that level of pleasurable activity called the "executive stratum"? What about those other areas where problems start and fester? 2. A Leader Is Personally Concerned with the Need. Nehemiah went a step beyond recognition of the problem. He not only heard