[Vision2020] Leadership

[DonaldH675 at aol.com]

Visionaries:

The question has been asked (paraphrased) what failure of leadership did 
Robert E. Lee exhibit that would preclude him for being an excellent choice for 
the subject of a leadership seminar.  Setting aside his ability as a tactician 
or strategist, which seems to me to have no relevance in the daily life of 
Moscow business folks - unless, unbeknownst to the community the Pullman Chamber 
has declared war on the Moscow Chamber and even as I type are slinking over the 
Palouse to lay siege to our fair town - it seems to me that the single most 
important element in leadership is judgment.

I am clear that Lee's judgment to fight to defend a way of life - that 
benefited few (and those mightily) while exploiting millions of others is not an 
exemplary example of clear thinking.  Or, as I would argue, Lee's thinking is 
transparent, and that is why many Visionaries are objecting to his glorification. 
 

The laudatory character traits i.e. brave, gentle, generous, noble, character 
in defeat listed by "S." fall by the wayside when one considers the human 
cost of Lee's desire to sit at Arlington, sip mint juleps and listen to his wife 
whine (a skill in which she apparently showed considerable leadership 
herself.)  Do you call a man brave, gentle, generous and noble who owns and exploits 
other human beings?  I don't.

Rose Huskey






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