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I’m saying he had the skills because after he was thrust into the position, he lead military operations, then left for France to convince them to contribute mor
by mattnewton 4y ago
I’m saying he had the skills because after he was thrust into the position, he lead military operations, then left for France to convince them to contribute more to the American revolution (which they did). Maybe that doesn’t count as true leadership to you but I know it would clear the bar at any company I worked at.
- ZephyrBlu 4y agoRealizing how often people exaggerate their own abilities and working in a "good" company seeing how Senior+ devs operate, I no longer trust any claim of someones skill unless it's by someone who I already trust or there is sufficient context and evidence to support the claim. Too many people/companies claiming to be "world class" or whatever when they are above average at best. I have no knowledge of Lafayette (Not American) and no context or understanding what he did, so my default judgement is that his skill is exaggerated.
- nl 4y agoI'm not American, but Lafayette was certainly successful at achieving his military and political goals. It's worth noting he had been trained in a French military academy for officers since 11, and was commissioned as an officer in the French Musketeers at 14. Additionally he was extremely well connected in the French nobility and clearly had the expectation that men would follow him. As for his leadership capabilities, Washington cited him in a letter to congress when he was still officially an adviser for rallying US troops during a retreat after being shot in the leg. His record is pretty good: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_...
- ZephyrBlu 4y agoSounds like I'm likely to be wrong in this case then :).