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Each week in the "On Leadership" blog, Steve Pearlstein, the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning business and economics columnist, and Raju Narisetti, a Post managing editor, ask members of a distinguished panel to discuss aspects of leadership within the context of a recent news development. See a list of the "On Leadership" panel.

The latest question examines how leaders sometimes face pressures from interest groups when pursuing goals that serve the common good. See Dean Yash Gupta's response.

All of Dean Gupta's previous entries in the Post's "On Leadership" blog are listed below.

"Airline Leadership Asleep at the Switch"

"Sarkozy Has Forgotten the French Motto"

"Ending the Energy-Policy Game"

"Rebuilding Japan's Self-Esteem"

"Second Chances Are Sometimes Possible"

"It's Not Smart to Act As Though You're Indispensable"

"We Need More Joseph Welch Moments"

"Obama's Authority Is Suffering"

"Too Big to U-Turn"

"Dems Need New Blood"

"The People Have Spoken -- Listen and Speak Back"

"Christie Is Taking A Short-Sighted Approach"

"Respect Your Advisers"

"The Tea Party Reveals Our Leadership Vacuum"

"Obama and Fenty Guilty of Poor Communication"

"Becoming A Leader Your Team Is Proud Of"

"Defending the Diversity We Cherish"

"Congressmen and Women Need Rest, Too"

"HP Needs A Leader Who Is a Role Model"

"Do the Right Thing Even If It Hurts"

"The 'Focused Factory'"

"Dissension in the Ranks"

"Cutting to the Bone Doesn't Help"

"The Least Valuable Player Award"

"Seed Planters, Not Bean Counters"

"Cutting Wisely"

"The Test of a Meritocracy"

"Caring for Society"

"Time for a Real Energy Policy"

"Shortsighted Leadership"

"Rising to the Occasion"

"The Duty of Leaders"

"A Matter of Trust"

"Myopic Move from 'The Party of No'"

"The Price of Missed Opportunity"

"Right to Reprimand"

"Who's Running the Show?"

"Quit in Public"

"Out of Step for Canada"

"Patriotic Imperative"

"The Darkness In Our Spirits"

"Leadership, Not Lawyer-ship"

"Something-For-Nothing Culture"

"Right Brain, Left Brain"

"Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs"

"A Poor Communicator"

"Our True Face"

"Theater We Can't Afford"

"Don't Forget Hope"

"A Bad Year for Leadership"

"Be Like Tiger?"

"Karzai's Feet to the Fire"

"Dividends of Giving"

"A Poor Salesman"

"Pundits and Politicians"

"Bad Call"

"Made in the U.S.A."

"A Confluence of Traits"

"A Bad Rap"

"The Hollow Language of Sanctions"

"Society Before Shareprice"

"Nation First"

"Cynical, Angry, and Argumentative"

"An Example Sorely Lacking"

"Time for Plain Talk"

"Wistful for W's Resolve"

"Effectiveness, Not Exhaustion"

"Explain the Economics"

"Money from Taxpayers' Pockets"

"Be our Moral Compass"

"Palin's Land of Opportunity"

"Forgiveness Is Beside the Point"

"The Spirituality of Teamwork"

"Built on Experience"

"Avoiding the Technical"

"Changing Times, Changing Leaders"

"Legal Leadership"

"Attacks, Not Advice"

"Heavy-Handed Management"

"Test of Leadership"

"Last in Line for Reward"

"The Power of Goodwill"

"Why Was Wagoner Fired?"

"Cool the Anger, Negotiate with Congress"

"Pay Cuts: More Than Just A Gesture"

"More Holistic Thinking?"

"Man on the Moon"

"An Urgent Goal"

"The Many Faces of 'Gandhi'"

"The Danger in Layoffs"

"Something for Nothing"

"Defining Life Experiences"