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Five hundred years ago, Niccolò Machiavelli posed the question of whether it is better for a leader to be loved or feared, concluding that if you can’t be both (and few people can), being feared is...
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- Beware: The Chief Is Taking The Brief
- To Be Feared
- To Be Loved
- To Be Respected
- The Role of Fear – The Takeaway
This really happened. It was the daily 5 PM Battle Update Brief (the “BUB” in the inevitable Army acronym) at a major headquarters where I once worked. The point of the BUB was to synchronize large scale actions and solve short-fused problems. We covered everything from intelligence to troop movements, to logistics. It was imperative that briefers ...
The Chief was our leader. Did we love this man? No, especially not in those moments. He could be very tough. Did we fear him? I’d have to say yes, at times. Did that make him an effective leader? I’ll get to that in a minute, but first, let’s look at the impact of fear and love as leadership tools. Machiavelli would have us believe that if it came ...
So if seeking to be feared is not the answer, is seeking to be loved any better? Of course it’s natural to want to be liked. Acceptance into a group is another primal instinct rooted in survival. There is power and safety in numbers. The problem is that to seek acceptance into a group is to place yourself under the rules of that group. In seeking l...
Love is the right idea, but I think the construct is backwards. It’s not about them loving you. It’s about you loving them. And to me, respect is a critical component of love. To be effective, seek instead the respect of your teammates. For the leader, respect is the balancing point between fear and love. Earning the respect of the team means being...
Is there a place for fear in a leadership role? Absolutely yes. For certain behaviors there ought to be meaningful consequences that cause people who transgress to worry. It’s called accountability, and it’s something we expect our leaders to establish. Indeed, it would be hard to respect a leader who did not hold team members accountable. Respect ...
Throughout The Prince, Machiavelli encourages the idea that a fear leader is a good leader. Machiavelli makes the point that a good leader knows that it is, “far safer to be feared than loved” (Machiavelli 43) because love allows for weakness.
Feb 12, 2022 · Every community and group of people should have a leader who makes significant decisions. It is a debatable question of how leaders can gain and present their role. Thus, Machiavelli produces an argument that it is safer for a leader to be feared than loved.
“A company is stronger if bound by love than by fear.” Perhaps the two most important emotions relevant to leadership practice are fear and love. Coupling the word ‘love’ with leadership can feel uncomfortable, even creepy.
Essay on Love Versus Fear in Terms of Leadership. love versus fear in terms of leadership the idea of leadership is intricate and multidimensional, and there
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A leader should be both feared and respected; fear is one of our strongest motivators; it moves us away from the unwanted. Respect makes us follow because we believe in the values of the leader. Leaders who can direct these forces toward a goal will see incredible results.
