Author said the test was for a senior executive who by definition is meant to be a leader. A leader is meant to be someone who can navigate others through the u

Author said the test was for a senior executive who by definition is meant to be a leader. A leader is meant to be someone who can navigate others through the unknown. If you can't navigate the unknown by yourself, then you're a follower and not a leader. The higher up the totem pole you go, the more unknowns you have to be able to deal with as you get further away from being a specialist and more towards a generalist. You literally can't learn everything so you've got to be ok stepping out of your comfort zone and having faith in your abilities and principles to be able to make it through whatever obstacle is in your way. There is absolutely no judgement in those sentences, as a species we need people with all kinds of different skillsets, and that includes both followers and leaders. And just because someone can't handle the unknown at a certain point in their life doesn't mean they can't evolve to be someone who can. In fact, we all play both roles constantly throughout our entire lives. The CEO is a leader in his company but when he's taking golf lessons he's a follower to the professional golf instructor.