On leadership #2

Bazen hebben afgedaan, leiderschap wordt gevraagd

In november 1992 publiceerde het Engelse blad The Economist de volgende tekst van een poster die hing in het kantoor van een overheidsinstantie in Harare, Zimbabwe:

The Boss drives his men,
The leader inspires them.
The Boss depends on authority.
The leader depends on goodwill.
The Boss evokes fear.
The leader radiates Love.
The Boss says 'I'.
The leader says 'We'.
The Boss shows who is wrong.
The leader shows what is wrong.
The Boss knows how it is done.
The leader knows how to do it.
The Boss demands respect.
The leader commands respect.
So be a leader,
Not a Boss.

(Dorris Lessing, 1992)

-Jolanda.