There’s no doubt that businesses today are facing difficult times.   Those in leadership positions may be experiencing the additional burden of finding the support or direction needed to keep their teams motivated and productive when confronted with a bleak economic outlook, layoffs of their colleagues and friends, greater competition and slashed budgets.

Where better to look for advice than the newest leader of the largest employer in the United States, the U.S. Government.   Let’s have a look at some excerpts from President Obama’s inaugural address and see how we can apply these lessons to corporate leadership.