Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century

Aristotle, in his studies of predisposition factors contributing to leadership failures, had discovered what I refer to here as the “triangle of tragedy and evil”. He discovered that, once combined, self induced intoxication of overly inflated ego, missing the mark, and lack of knowledge or inability to see the reality of their environment, lead to a loss of reality and eventual destruction. Viewed in this paradigm, the ANC, Nahdha, and the three presidents of Tunisia failed to see the attribution error they have committed. They failed to realize that if the people are not allowed to decide their own destiny, and democratic institutions are not given the opportunity to grow and build their resilience, the outcome is generally tragic for all.