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Curious how this is considered novel. This idea goes all the way back to King David. This is how leadership should be thought of … especially for public servant
by waynecochran 2y ago
Curious how this is considered novel. This idea goes all the way back to King David. This is how leadership should be thought of … especially for public servants. This is what Marcus Aurelius espoused and practiced.
- ahazred8ta 2y agoFrom the Rob Roy movie: "You're a master of many men, they say." "Master of none, but there are some two hundred in my care."
- Bluestein 2y agoThat is such a great line. Care. It's what's all about.-
- Bluestein 2y agoThere's nothing new under the sun.- (And, totally agree: It should be a default. And yes, particularly by public sector personnel of all stripes ...
- waynecochran 2y agoOur society has been so influenced by Marxist thought where everything is seen thru the lens of power -- oppressed and oppressor -- that we have lost the Western idea of servanthood. The first are last, and the last are first.
- Bluestein 2y ago> everything is seen thru the lens of power -- oppressed and oppressor -- that we have lost the Western idea of servanthood Had not looked at it that way. Well put. Indeed.- My only honest question: "western"? (Surely not as in "only western" ... I am sure non-western cultures have equivalent concepts to "stewardship" and the like ...
- waynecochran 2y agoYes, that is why I was taken aback as to why anyone would consider this novel. To be fair, there have been many cultures that were primarily focused on dominion and power, but most thoughtful folks knows this will ultimately bring destruction. Judeo-Christian Western society has been the best example of a flourishing world view based on the idea of serving others as the highest ideal.