Hi Leadership Loungers! I am coming to this safe space for us to debrief on the leadership attributes and challenges of our current President and Vice President. I mean that sincerely. Have you watched the footage? I've studied it. What is the leadership approach being used? In what ways is it effective? In what ways is it not effective? I think the use of over corrected directness and abrasiveness is one of the actual strategies. I also think that creating chaos to cover incompetence is part of it too. What was effectively done is making sure the receiver of the message was thrown off guard and offended so not to get to real topics of discussion. What are your thoughts????
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Leadership isn’t just about being in charge—it’s about building, inspiring, and creating a vision that others can rally around. But what we’ve seen with Trump isn’t leadership. It’s something else entirely. His approach isn’t a leadership style—it’s a deliberate strategy of discord, division, and dissension. He doesn’t lead people toward something; he pits them against each other. And that’s not leadership—it’s chaos.
Real leadership creates a culture where people grow, where ideas are challenged in a way that leads to progress, and where trust is built. But when leadership is based on fear—fear of the "other side," fear of losing power, fear of change—it doesn’t create unity or strength. It creates instability. Fear-based leadership keeps people in a constant state of outrage and anxiety, making it easier to manipulate them but impossible to build anything lasting. It’s why we see more division than ever, why bipartisanship feels impossible, and why so many people feel exhausted by politics.
A true leader brings people together, even when they don’t agree. They find ways to bridge differences, not widen them. Trump’s approach thrives on conflict because division is the goal—not an unfortunate side effect. And the problem with that? You can’t govern effectively in a system built on constant turmoil. A nation that is always fighting itself will never move forward.