Discussion Question:
Do
you think leaders should help people get what they want, or do you
think leaders should help people get what is right for them? Explain
your response by describing a work or social environment scenario that
you are familiar with.
My Response:
I
believe that if the leader helps the people what is right for them that
they might not get what they want right away. Sometimes it takes
hardship, sacrifice, and time to do what is needed to give the people
what they want. For example, if I am to receive a good grade in class, I
am not just going to receive it. I have to study and prove that I can
earn the grade. The leader, in this example would be the teacher, might
give me a lot of homework to prove that I understand the content.
So,
if a leader helps the people get what they want, they might not
necessarily get what is needed for them. The people will also have a
certain expectation of the leader as well. For example, if the teacher
gives the answers to the exam, that helps the child to receive the good
grade but what they need to understand is the content and how it applies
to the real world. I say that “the cake is a lie” all the time. I got
this term from a game called “Portal” by the gaming development company
Valve,
and in this case the quote means that just because the people are
getting what they want does not always mean that they are getting what
they need because it is a facade to the truth.
