3 ms·
Leaders are followed by people. That's how you define and recognize leaders. Competence is often more valuable than leadership. Martha in this case was highl
by late2part 13y ago
Leaders are followed by people. That's how you define and recognize leaders.
Competence is often more valuable than leadership. Martha in this case was highly competent, and all the great leadership in the world wouldn't affect this issue.
Leadership CAN be great if it inspires people and helps them go in the right directon.
- avmich 13y agoThat's sort of a problem. It is unfortunately often implied that leadership beats all other traits. Here we have a - specific - example when it doesn't. This example won't change the culture which values leadership above everything else (if, e.g., we have such a culture). And that's, I think, an important idea out of the story. Leadership could be valued so high that someone would automatically equate success with leadership. I.e., that who solves the problem is the leader by definition. Which is not - but might be overlooked too often.