• cm0002@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It feels like he’s gotten out of the way of the competent people

    Literally the definition of a strong leader, knowing when to step in and when to let the people you hired do their jobs is the hall mark of a good leader

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      7 months ago

      Teams fill in the gaps. A leader helps direct them where to go and lifts them up as needed.

      There are a LOT of managers who need this memo.

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      7 months ago

      I would argue that what you’ve described is a good leader.

      To me a strong leader is someone who gets out front of their team and acts as a strong face for their team. That means that the team is getting all the accolades and recognition for their good work, that is keenly running damage control for their mistakes, and that is talking up their team at all points.

      I feel Biden is failing as that strong leader.

      Unless you’re chronically online, you probably aren’t aware of the recent actions of the NLRB nor of some of the other wins the people Biden appointed over the term of his presidency. He’s not out there blasting some of the absolute W’s his team has gotten, and I think that’s showing in the lackluster polling Biden is getting atm.

      The implication of what I’ve said that I want to be clear on: a strong leader isn’t necessarily a good leader, nor is a good leader necessarily a strong leader.

      The downvotes I’m getting says the wider community disagrees with this assessment, and in my mind that is what it is. I feel that not recognizing this distinction makes one more inclined to overlook how their voting peers can be swayed towards strong but bad leaders (e.g. Trump) and will thusly make said person less able to influence their voting peers to change their vote.