Bad leaders need unquestioning obedience

Posted February 3rd, 2008 by stormy and filed in Books, Career

Bad leaders need unquestioning obedience. They don’t just want obedience – they actually need unquestioning obedience in order to maintain their power. From A Just Determination:

A good leader doesn’t need unquestioning obedience. People follow that leader because they choose to, because that leader has their trust. A poor leader requires unquestioning obedience, because without that, a poor leader will lose all meaningful ability to exercise command.

Think about that the next time you feel yourself becoming defensive.

The same passage (it’s a fiction book, BTW) talks about how poor leaders need better followers.

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