I spend a lot of time reading the news. And I look at examples of leadership across the world, and see a new form that is based on behavior I wouldn’t want directed at me and I would be ashamed to direct at others.

And I wonder, am I wrong? I had thought that as a leader I should hold myself to higher standards. Others can be horrible but that doesn’t mean I should follow suit. And people would benefit from my being a leader that holds myself to a higher standard to do well by them, so that they may feel pride in choosing to be with me. Certainly, I personally find it difficult to take pride in choosing to follow a leader who is biased, self-centered, immature, vindictive, etc. Behavior that I’m seeing in some world leaders now. But maybe they have the right of it. If they cry fake news of any reporting that makes them unhappy, even if it’s true, and their supporters believe them… why do I stay silent when people tell others I’m shit because of the problems my guild has, knowing that they are the ones who caused the problems? Why, when so many people in the world seem to respond well to attacks of true stories because they’re critical of the leader, do I try to hold myself to a higher standard and not respond to all the backstabbing my guildies and officers do to me?