How history remembers leaders

Leaders are judged in the short term by their rational accomplishments. What lingers are the qualities of heart

To borrow an expression from The New Yorker, “ we live in an era that has been profoundly warped by the headstrong impulses of leaders who are technically sophisticated but emotionally immature” . One leadership profile that dominates our times is the ready-to-cook-hero.

Among several ambitions, hard-driving chief executive officers (CEOs) desire to be seen as patron padrone of their times. History should show them in a positive light. As their disruptive ideas successfully flower, sometimes, their approach is perceived to lack empathy: Truly valid for all leaders occasionally but for only some persistently. If affection, kindness and empathy are persistently