Sharecropper's Wisdom: Growing Today's Leaders the Old Fashioned Way

From the tiny seedbed of Falkland, North Carolina grew highly respected leaders in business, military, education, and civil rights. Unlock the secret by walking the fields of wisdom with humble sharecropper Roy Gorham and reap your own harvest. Roy "Joy" Gorham-fondly called Daddy-masterfully modeled leadership: Plow resistant hearts with respect, humility, and old-fashioned work ethic. Plant tiny seeds of truth and transformation. Grow continuous crops of ageless wisdom. Lead from the power of strong character and values. Seasoned leaders-looking for fresh, organic ideas to add to their storehouses -or aspiring leaders who are just getting started, will find a wealth of deeply rooted wisdom spanning one of the most tumultuous times in American history. General JR Gorham's passion for leadership began as a small child. Like most young leaders, he believed that leadership was all about him. Thankfully, he had Daddy-sharecropper Roy Gorham-who set him straight. Armed with the hard-earned character traits of humility, respect, service, faith, hope, endurance, and compassion-JR's peers and superiors consistently chose him to lead. At the age of 14, this freshman won the election to serve as vice-president of the Farmville High School. From that year forward, he stayed involved in student government. Then, at the age of 18, he joined the United States Army and later the North Carolina National Guard. Fast-forwarding, by the age of 55, JR Gorham was the first black officer to be commissioned as Brigadier General of the North Carolina National Guard. Simultaneously, he excelled in the banking industry and was ultimately promoted to vice-president of First Citizens Bank in Kernersville. Currently, General JR Gorham serves as Director of Special Projects in the N.C. Department of Public Safety. JR earned a bachelor's degree from East Carolina University, married his college sweetheart Barbara Jean Battle, and became Daddy to Tony, Jamie, and Joshua. He holds a master's degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. His extraordinary wealth of personal experience and education, coupled with his warm, Southern charm, makes JR a favorite motivational and leadership speaker with young people and business leaders.