Quality Leadership

Just for a moment, let’s consider what we really need from our political leaders. We need people that are visionaries, willing to take on difficult issues regardless of what it may mean to them personally. Those that can see the challenges ahead, develop realistic plans, and then see them through. No gimmicks, no taking positions just to be popular, no staged events that only serve to get them personal attention. In short, those with the ability to identify the challenges, then implement real solutions. Which, naturally, brings us to our next victim, err, subject.

I can only guess that being a leader in the Maldives leaves one with only a small fraction of the global media output. The New York Times and CNN probably don’t have a well staffed office down the street just waiting for your next news conference. So what’s their plan to focus the world’s attention on their tiny country? They are taking scuba lessons. But wait, there’s more; they are also learning hand signals. Clearly, these are men with a vision.

Actually, I must admit that like these guys. As the lowest-lying nation on the planet, the plan is to focus attention on global warming and the very real possibility that they will find themselves slipping below the surface of the ocean by holding an underwater cabinet meeting. Rationale thinking would lead them to the United Nations where they would pound the table and demand justice as ambassadors from around the planet tried to find them on google maps, or even more probable, wandered around and networked while this country of less than a half million was filed away in the “insignificant” file. Fortunately for us, they tossed logic out the window.

Quality leadership? Probably not. A plan to change the world? Probably not. Are they going to be ignored? Very likely. A great plan? Absolutely. If you are going to go down in flames - or in this case sink - do it with style. Besides, who knows, maybe some writer will learn to scuba dive and actually cover the story.

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