One example there, with intriguing contemporary relevance, concerned a political leader's need to torture a suspected terrorist in the hope of preventing the likely killing of hundreds of innocent people.
"I'm concerned that a leader at a Catholic university made these comments," Burke said by telephone as he attended March for Life anti-abortion events in Washington.
One fundamental duality — most evident in Prime Minister Thatcher's case — concerns a leader's interpersonal style: the assertive, forceful approach vs. a participative, enabling approach.
Parents have become increasingly politicised by the squeeze on school funding and will be a powerful force if politicians fail to take heed of their concerns, a leader of the country's largest teaching union told its annual conference.
The St . Louisarchbishop at the time, Raymond Burke, expressed concern that a leader at a Catholic university like St . Louiswould make such a statement.
One of my biggest concerns as a leader is unknowingly building technology stacks that are or will be incompatible with each other.
He was criticized, however, as being remote to undergraduate concerns and as a leader who rarely spoke out on issues of national importance.
Rich Cimini of ESPN New York voiced a similar concern: "They needed a leader who sees the world from a scout's perspective, not an executive who learned his football in a room".
The same goes for whistleblowing – what courage that takes – and because it's always a big deal for those concerned, it absolutely demands a leader's full attention.
German sociologist Max Weber defined charisma as "of divine origin or as exemplary, and on the basis of it, the individual concerned is treated as a leader". Research evidence on charismatic leadership reveals that charismatic people are more likely to become endorsed as leaders because of their high energy, unconventional behavior, and heroic deeds.
Instead, his actions confront them with an uncomfortable decision concerning what they prefer in a leader, and in a man, when the chips are down.
