Leadership

[dacian_falx]

Leadership is an interesting quality.

Today in my sociology class, we had to separate into groups. I have a history of ending up assigned to a group because I just watched people pick each other and never spoke up. Today, I decided to pick my whole group, and did. It struck me (as it has in the past, but this reminded me today) of how easily

Comments

[jezebeau]

I think they understand their failing, but deny their part in inaction. "I shouldn't have listened to that idiot ..." describes failure on both ends, but points the finger at the leader.

[reisproule]

feeling stressed about the upcoming assignment? ^_~

Nah, but really though I see where you're coming from. I'm a person who usually allows myself to be led in things like group class assignments and whatnot but I think it depends on personality too. I often do so because I'm usually not keen to be there, don't have all the info or because often people are better at organizing each other than I am. When this ceases to be true I become a leader because I get fed up with indecision. But the point I'm trying to make is that general personalities are more likely to assign external or internal blame regardless of whether they lead or follow. Whatever I usually sound like I'm more of an internal blame person while other people, including the leaders among us think everything is someone else's fault. I dunno. People are dynamic, fucked up creatures.