When times get hard, people look back in history for lessons in leadership. Knowing that others made it through times that were even worse gives us hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Who are you looking to for inspiration?

Check out this HBR interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin on what she learned from Abraham Lincoln. http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009/04/leadership-lessons-from-abraham-l...