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[Martin Hash]

Would you voluntarily follow someone you considered dumber than yourself?

Yeah yeah, be your own boss, I know where you're going. It's not beyond the realm of possibility to deal with inept leadership for a steady paycheck

Nah, I meant in a situation, let’s say a natural disaster, would you follow anyone you considered less intelligent than yourself?

Some assistant manager in some company doesn’t lead shit. Middle management as a whole doesn’t lead shit. They manage and supervise. The CEO leads. You won’t find a bunch of idiot CEOs because they succumb to market forces quickly and are put out to pasture. Idiot management, on the other hand, is not unusual.

I suspect that in life, when you get to choose who to follow, you don’t choose people you find more ignorant or dumber than yourself. In fact, by virtue of following the leadership of another you imply a faith in their superior abilities, at least in the topic for which you follow their lead.

This applies everywhere but politics because in politics you choose what benefits you the most in the short term, which is not the same as picking a leader.

[pineapplemike]

Would you voluntarily follow someone you considered dumber than yourself?

Yeah yeah, be your own boss, I know where you're going. It's not beyond the realm of possibility to deal with inept leadership for a steady paycheck

Nah, I meant in a situation, let’s say a natural disaster, would you follow anyone you considered less intelligent than yourself?

Some assistant manager in some company doesn’t lead shit. Middle management as a whole doesn’t lead shit. They manage and supervise. The CEO leads. You won’t find a bunch of idiot CEOs because they succumb to market forces quickly and are put out to pasture. Idiot management, on the other hand, is not unusual.

I suspect that in life, when you get to choose who to follow, you don’t choose people you find more ignorant or dumber than yourself. In fact, by virtue of following the leadership of another you imply a faith in their superior abilities, at least in the topic for which you follow their lead.

Obviously I agree, but to be combative in the DCF tradition I would offer that perhaps experience would play a part in leadership qualities along with intellect. Forrest Gump made his way through several disaster situations and he had a healthy following by the end of it

[TheReal_ND]

[Speaker to Animals]

[Speaker to Animals]

[C-Mag]

I think Roddy McDowalls available.

[BjornP]

If Steve Jobs gave advice on being a tech guru, I'd hear him out because he's proven he's a leader in tech.

If Steve Jobs gave advice on leading a business, I'd hear him out because I'd trust that he knew what he was talking about there, too.

But if Steve Jobs gave a lecture on the most sensible way to deal with cancer... politely nod while making sure you saved the other two useful pieces of advice for posterity.

[pineapplemike]

[C-Mag]

[Ex-California]