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Dear Steemians,
A leader of a country or of an organization or of an institution must not only be ready to lead but must want to serve, protect and defend the interest of her citizens.
Every organized society must have a leader if law and order are to be maintained. I said every organized society, and in this sense I am not making any distinction yet. A gang of thieves does have a leader. Even if members of the gang fall one by one into the hands of the police, there is yet no guarantee of peace and security for a thieves-ridden locality until the leader of the gang has been arrested and silenced through a long term of imprisonment.
The leader of the gang who usually demands allegiance to himself also assigns precise responsibilities to each member of the gang.
Failure to carry out such responsibilities could mean falling from the grace of the leader into disgrace. Syndicates of crimes in the Western nations operate through a chain of operations under the controls of master leaders in the technology of crimes. Obedience and co-operation are the watchwords of these leaders. Any infraction of the rules could mean death.
Political parties operate under the direction of leader. The success with which the party can be held together, and the high prospective chances that it will have at the polls will be determined, to a greater extent, by the attitude of its leader as well as by the way he directs the affairs of the party.
The government of a country can succeed or fail in the way it rules the citizens, depending on the kind of man who is at the head of the government. Many stable governments must be attributed to the way a leader leads his people. Institutions of learning can be a peaceful atmosphere of learning and living if the man or woman who is at its head portrays in his or her character the right image of a leader.
An institution of learning can be an arena for the spilling of blood and of broken ribs, broken limbs, and of damaged skulls if the leader leads with iron hands but fails to carry the followership with him. A leader of a country or of an organization or of an institution must not only be ready to lead but must want to lead.
