Reply to: RE>Leadership LO11348
Bob:
I have always had an interpretation of the "lonely at the top" thing =
which seems to differ from that implied in your observations:
You wrote:
"It has been said that it is lonely at the top. Leaders are not lonely.
They are, in fact, very popular."
I disagree in essence with your thought. Leaders in organizations are =
often lonely in the sense that they have less opportunity to reflect on =
an equal level within hierarchies (often of their own provenance) with =
other people. Other people don't bring them "the news" unfiltered, =
unobscured by prestige, fear, ambition, authority and responsibility.
Despite this loneliness, popularity may not suffer at all. Irony of =
ironies.
May I recommend to us all a wonderfully quick read (about 3 minutes) in =
the form a a children's book called "King Bounce the First".
Best regards,
-- Barry Mallis bmallis@markem.comLearning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>