It’s time for servant leadership

“THE American public has had it with arrogant leadership. It’s not difficult to understand why.

Consider the leaders of Detroit’s Big Three automakers as they sat before a Senate committee recently, attempting to explain themselves and the poor performances of their respective companies. Something about these men – Rick Waggoner of General Motors, Alan Mulally of Ford and Robert Nardelli of Chrysler – just galls the American public. The newspaper Letters columns, the blog sites, talk radio, the cable call-in shows – all reflect a deep anger directed their way. It’s the same steaming anger aimed at top executives at AIG, the insurance giant recently bailed out by Washington, whose ruling class subsequently threw itself an over-the-top bash to celebrate … what? Taxpayers’ gullibility?

No matter that the Big Three honchos took the hint and traded in their corporate jets for hybrids for their return trips to Washington. The public’s anger was still there. It is visceral.”

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“And corporate America hardly offers the worst example.”

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“This needs fixing. But how?”

To know the rest just read this great article at the source

Source: http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2008_4677178