Last week a letter in the ICO mentioned that its author had
over four decades of researching and writing in the field of leadership. That
reminded me that I have over four decades myself of studying, instructing, and
experiencing leadership (and followership) in the Air Force, in business, and
in community activities.
Interestingly, the President, the object of the letter
writer’s admiration, has demonstrated few attributes of effective leadership,
not surprising since as a community organizer and junior politician he had
minimal experience leading anything. Instead of examples of effective
leadership, the writer provided platitudes; instead of leadership objectives she
provided wishful outcomes that haven’t been achieved.
When did the President create a more knowledgeable and
participatory electorate? Now Democrats complain that people not understanding
Obamacare is the reason huge majorities oppose it. Actually, it should be
called Pelosicare because Obama’s vision was so cloudy he stepped aside and let
her and Harry Reid create this monstrosity.
The President still blames President Bush and Republicans
for his ineffectiveness. His motto: “The buck never got here!” Strange, since
Democrats controlled Congress for two years before he was elected, and only
lost the House and almost the Senate because of his failures in his first two
years. Obama’s recent statement that “the private sector is doing fine” shows a
leader out of touch with the electorate (the Misery Index is up 2% since he
became president).
The economy has stagnated and the economic growth forecast
for the year is under 1.5%, with job growth less than population increase. The
chance of recession is 50%, up from 20%. These are not praiseworthy
accomplishments.
The writer’s assessment of Obama recalls a performance
review of a junior officer commended for using “outstanding methods” while not
achieving performance objectives. Translation: he failed, but impressed
leadership researchers.
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