Dr. Bell: Hello, welcome to this course in leadership. My name is Bob Bell, and I am president of Tennessee Technological University . I am looking forward to our journey together. As we start this course, I want to thank Dr. Tom Timmerman, Dr. Bonita Barger, Dr. Susan Elkins, and Dr. Bob Clougherty for their help in developing this wonderful course. As you approach the study of leadership, you need to understand that leadership is about relationships, it's about the relationships between a leader and the people he or she is trying to influence, and about people trying to influence that leader. We are going to study some exciting concepts and theories of leadership, and I look forward to this journey that we are going to take together.