Wow, Joseph, what powerful statements.  I couldn't agree more.  It doesn't have to be so difficult.

I especially related to this comment: "Love should be an integral part of leadership. It can be thought of in other terms as well.  If I use the latest buzzword, I hate that word, Emotional Intelligence, which used to be known as soft skills which has always been known as human nature."

I have often said we need to quit calling them "soft" skills, they are "hard" skills for so many reasons, not the least of which they are "hard" (difficult) for way too many people.  And it IS too bad, because it IS about human nature.

In my own observation of why some of us are so disconnected from the human nature of the human beings we serve, is because we are disconnected from our own human nature.  Boy, this is going to be another controversial statement, but I want leaders to "feel" more.  I guess that is what I meant when I asked leaders to feel what it would be like to know that your action/inaction (about something you could *truly* do something about) was going to make someone lose sleep.

Thank you again for commenting, Joseph.

Mary