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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 1:57 pm |
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That is interesting. I also maintain that Donald is a far cry from being a leader. I would rather call him a ruthless tyrant who in the process of creating money (money alone is not wealth) for himself, he is leaving piles of “dead bodies” in his wake.
To me leadership is what I read in Warren Bennis’ book, Leaders and On becoming a leader. That is leadership. Donald is just a big-mouthed dictator.
I went through what many people call the ultimate executive training, the military. While it is tough (well, it is), there is also respect for others.
So, while Donald is a great lone wolf, I don’t think he is cut out for leading a team of people. What I see he has one value: Making money by any means, and he does it really well.
“When people started taking MBA seriously, that was the beginning of the ruination the North American industrial society. When all decisions are based on an MBA concept of numerical reality, you are deep crap, because the only thing that can be judged as real is that which can be proved by columns of figures. And when all aesthetic decisions are turned over to these kinds of people, who use these criteria to make steering decisions for a company with no regard to people and no regard for what the product really is, and the only thing that matters is maximising your profit, you have a problem.”
~ Frank Zappa
Just a thought
Cheers
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