Be Responsible

Agreed. But essentially, aren't power, prestige,and status fundamental accoutrements of one's ability to respond, or of one's 'responsiblity'? And as such the just rewards of good leadership or stewardship? What is that Roman text, 'Fame follows those she is unworthy to lead', not 'unable' to lead. I tend to agree with Buckminster Fuller who said "On spaceship Earth there are no passengers - only crew." Good leadership recognizes and nurtures the talents of,and finds ways to reward, members of the crew, recognizing the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln who remarked "God must have loved the common man; he made so many of u s." Pride may come before a fall, but great leaders are born of humility and hard-won truths. For it is not the knowledge of a man today that is important;what matters if a man knows more than I if he loves less than I? Rather it is the 'state of consciousness' in which it is won that is important, for that is the trasformative element, the transfigurative element in the equation that turns the dross of a job well done into the leadership gold.

I guess this is not a discussion about George Bush

'Responsibility' is an excuse I observe as a manifestation of poor leaders who use it as a mask of 'I know best'. 'Returning authority’, a key thought pattern identified in world class leaders, (David Burham's work) allows a greater possibility of real transformation.