A Congress Devoid Of Leadership
By Thomas D. Segel
March 7, 2009
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A key principle is...know your people and keep them informed. It is obvious that those in Congress have no idea about the needs, aspirations or objectives of the people they serve. As far keeping people informed, these same elected officials go out of their way to keep everyone in the dark.
Seek responsibility and take responsibility for you actions. This principle doesn't even deserve comment when trying to apply it to Congress. There are 535 people in that big building on the hill that have never taken responsibility for anything.
A leader will ensure assigned tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished. This is another principle that remains unknown, not only by members of Congress, but across Washington D. C.
Finally, train your people as a team. In Congress there is no team concept. There are only coalitions that are temporarily formed to promote what is desired at that moment.
There are also Leadership Traits that the armed forces attempt to instill in all its officers, NCOs, and petty officers. These are the traits of: Dependability...Bearing...Courage...Decisiveness...Endurance...Enthusiasm...Initiative...Integrity...Judgment...Justice...Knowledge...Tact...
Unselfishness and Loyalty. How many of these traits have you observed anywhere in the nation's capitol? Do I hear...None?
There is a solution that could correct the inability of Congress to lead. These are the lawmakers of our country, so they could just make a law that would require every member of Congress to undergo leadership training. Since leaders are made and not born, it would still be possible for that band of pork barrel pirates to remold themselves into a body that could garner the respect of the constituents. Congress wouldn't have to go very far to get that training either. The Marine Base at Quantico, Virginia is just down the road.
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