The True Systemic Problem in the United States: Politicians – Not Leaders



     The men and women governing the United States of America are first and foremost politicians or people with the types of leadership skills that enable them to run for office, get elected, get re-elected, and build and grow constituencies. They are usually attractive/handsome, charismatic, eloquent-persuasive speakers, and out-going-socially-charming individuals. Their strengths lie in their abilities to identify existing social and economic problems, and in their abilities to persuade the citizens that they (the politicians) have the best plans for solving these problems. Their types of leadership are reactive: They respond best to existing problems. So although they are wonderful patriotic Americans, who are very good at what they do, they are not the type of people who should be running this great country!

     The men and women, who should govern the United States of America, should be first and foremost leaders: They should be individuals who are trained and experienced at being proactive. This means that they should be men and women with excellent skills for anticipating problems, and for preventing the problems they anticipated. These men and women should have the knowledge and skills to ensure subordinates understanding of the problems, to ensure subordinates understanding of assigned responsibilities, and to ensure compliance and a state of readiness at all times. Men and women, who make the best proactive leaders, are usually individuals that tends to be courageously-candid with everyone, stickler for details, receptive to feedback from their subordinates, meticulous stewards of inspection, students of lessons learned, great team builders, and highly accountable. Most importantly, they are outstanding role models who practice what they preach: They lead by example.

     As long as we continue to elect politicians, we will remain a reactive nation that is constantly in a state of responding to the evils done to us.

     As soon as we begin electing leaders, we will become a proactive nation, with the ability to anticipate the evils and prevent them from happening to us!

     Let’s begin electing leaders!

by
James A. Porter

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