“In a perfect world, we would be blessed with transforming leaders and servant leaders, who live and breathe for the benefit of their followers. In a somewhat less perfect world, we would have leaders who mirrored their followers, who represented them honestly and authentically.”
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“But in the world in which we actually live, leaders tend to put self-interest ahead of the public interest. In such a circumstance, no one assumes that leaders are morally superior, or that they care fervently about their followers. Rather, we know on some level that leaders and followers are more or less alike – both are plain people, no less and no more beneficent than the rest.” (Kellerman, 2012, p. 98)
Reference
Kellerman, B. (2012). The end of leadership. New York: Harper Business.
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