Over the past few decades, the PC bunch has played down the importance of leadership in favor of ‘it takes a village’ collectivism. It’s not working.
One big test of leadership is an unexpected disaster. We see what a lack of national leadership has done in Haiti. We remember what poor local and state leadership did after Katrina.
Leadership isn’t holding office, but statesmanship that comes from experience, surrounding yourself with great people and getting out of the way.
Another test of leadership is the slow, steady strengthening of an organization. It’s participative and unselfish. There’s nothing glamorous about creating a plan and working the plan over the long haul.
Our country is facing tremendous challenges – record unemployment, record debt, unsustainable promises and terrorist attacks. We could blame the people for being so uninformed and apathetic, but good leadership could work wonders.
It’s time, to borrow a phrase from Maureen Dowd, for captain obvious to learn the limits of cool.
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