[jwvgoethe]

First of all, what is with the recent deluge of poorly written trite?

secondly, this guy is failing to see that being a "leader" in the field is different from being at the top. Being at the top connotates that one is the best; their abilities are superior to others. A leader can simply be him who recognizes a vacuum in power and seizes it. Being a leader in no way implies that one is at the top of their field.

The best programmers/hackers I've met were quite content to hone their skills without the public attention that only the "leadership types" seem to require.

[tezza]

Is this "thought Leader" stuff a specific American thing? Not being derogatory, I am wondering if this style of "being a leader" obsession is common amongst _some_ Americans and few other nationalities.

And if there is a noted concern amongst other nationalities, how much of that is trying to mimic the Americans versus actual concern with being a leader.

I just got back from EuroDjangoCon, and the American speakers were much more evangelistic than the British/Euro/Australian.

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> deluge of poorly written trite?

It's depressing, isn't it. Especially when written by someone who is trying to take on the Mantle of "Being a Leader"

[thwarted]

I think the saying "Those who are most qualified to lead are the least likely to want to do it" (I can't find who said this, but wikiquote has a good collection of stuff on "leadership") applies. I've seen some terrible leaders (bosses, managers, coaches) get frustrated because the the person who falls into the leadership is followed and the designated "leader" isn't. And then there are groups who don't have a natural leader and who are completely ineffective because the person who is the leader is only doing it to be a role that appears to be carry some power.

[dkarl]

First of all, what is with the recent deluge of poorly written trite?

Leadership, evidently.