RE: The calm before the storm
I've spent enough years in leadership roles to know that you have the concept of who is strong and decisive backwards.
the ats-david approach is the strong and decisive. He'll be leading from the front and will be stepping out with the belief in his cause. He'll also have the wisdom to know his strongest followers will be those who come along on their own terms even if they have doubts. When the bad times come, and they will, they will be more willing look to his leadership through those times.
your approach is more bravado which means your leadership has to come from the rear while you drive people where you want to go. When the bad times come, and they will, those you've driven before they truly wanted to embrace the mission will be leaving in droves and cursing you the whole time.
Leadership isn't just about taking the lead, it's about the willingness of those who follow to see it through on the strength of the offered vision. Offered being the operative word.
I see your point. I really do. Perhaps there is a sense of "bravado" in my aggressive approach. Bravado implies lack of accountability, which is not my angle here at all, but rather more accountability in that a united leadership team with strong community support is crucial to success. I would, however, expect that leadership group to lead by example, and really disconnect from the old chain, perhaps not burn their stake, but rather use it to help fund the changeover at the very least.
Perhaps my "burn the house down" is a bit excessive or bold, and probably comes out of anger at what has happened. I won't deny that.
I do see your reasoning about driving the masses into disillusionment, which is why I believe in a balanced approach too, and
perhaps@ats-david's approach is (way) more balanced. I'll accept that.Perhaps the way forward will be good enough to succeed with organic growth which brings the masses away from the old into the new, without the extreme requirements, and pehaps burning the tokens won't be nessecary afterall.
I would classify anyone who has a go at moving the majority of the community onto something better as brave.... and possibly a little crazy, but I'm 100% behind the team which brings something other than sitting around talking in circles for weeks.
Thanks for engaging with me in debate. I appreaciate your taking the time to argue your point. You may have even cooled me down a bit to see the merits of a not-so-extreme move.
I concede.
I'm glad we concluded this with mutual understanding. If the current situation could be thus resolved eh. :)