I am going to apply at LENGTH about this later . . . sorry Greek chatters you know I tend to go and on . . . but I was chapter President for 2.5 years and the founder of my chapter as well as an officer in Student Government, and VP Greek Council . . . yada yada yada.
And leadership topics are really important to me because they can MATTER, if not right this instant then later.
But before I leave for the night let me leave you with one of my approaches to leadership.
It is one of the duties of a leader to judge flaws in a system and predict where things can break down.
To make the concept less esoteric . . .:
If I have a crystal container that is very beautiful, I also have to judge its functionability under stresses, i.e. will it break!
So mentally, after admiring it, I rotate it in my head and start applying pressure to it, to see what its breaking point is relative to other pieces of crystal . . . because when it mattersit needs to hold together.
I do the same thing to people that are running for office. I start thinking about situations where the stakes are a lot higher, and the pressure much greater, and then start comparing people.
Its analagous to who will let you achieve your objectives in wartime . .. and still bring you home in one piece!
That is when you can tell people apart . .. because most of the time we don't get the best leaders because a lot comes down to popularity and its not obvious how it matters.
I'll write more when less tired because I think this may be one of the most important topics in the world . . .
If you read the biographies of Great People, you'll find they primarily learn their techniques on dealing with the world between 18-30. And usually what seperates them is they have better world views, that are very apparent when things are going wrong!
[This message has been edited by James (edited May 09, 2001).]
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