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The point being made is not bad, but the example of the barmaid is awful. It is not a sign of adulthood or leadership to show compassion to somebody earning pen
by frossie 17y ago
The point being made is not bad, but the example of the barmaid is awful. It is not a sign of adulthood or leadership to show compassion to somebody earning pennies to your dollar. It is a sign of improvement in character, which is not the same thing.
- jwhitlark 17y agoHmm. I saw it as a sign of adulthood (fully understanding another's situation), which is required to truly have character (how can you make a truly moral choice if you don't fully understand the situation), which is required for real leadership. Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, though.
- bootload 17y ago"... Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, though. ..." That's a pretty good insight. Understanding someone else requires you get "theory of mind" ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_mind http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_mind By understand how to get the best out of somebody by seeing from their point of view. Punishing them for making a simple error would show poor judgment. Owning their failure, leadership. Now if the person didn't learn from this, that's where things get interesting.