Avon was a Natural Leader

[kalinda001]

I've taken leadership courses and there are many types of leaders and Avon definitely falls into one of those types. He's actually a natural leader. He expects people to follow him, he slips into a leadership role quite easily without having to ram it down people's throats like Blake and Tarrant, he initiates actions and people naturally look to

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[jacteest]

Roj Blake was a compassionate man, an idealist and natural leader. A dangerous mix and in Blake's case it demonstrated how idealism without realism could result in naivety, one of the most dangerous traits for a leader to have.
I worked this statement into a story once. someone wrote this about George Bush, but it rang true and applicable to Blake.

I think Avon is a good leader, because he never loses sight of the reality of the situation. Blake often wanted something so bad, that he set aside reason in order to go through with it.

[kalinda001]

Yup, definitely. I can see that. Idealism without reality is very dangerous. What was the story? Is it available?

[jacteest]

You've read and commented on the story. I posted it in b7-friday.

[kalinda001]

You know what I realized. People think Avon was uncomfortable as leader. But when I look at him, I don't see that. I see him very clearly comfortable as leader, although he was uncomfortable with some aspects of what he had to do

[thetisonline]

Agree or disagree, I enjoy your analysis.