Leadership and management
The letter 'Sheikh Hasina' (1 Nov) prompts me to write this and point out that leadership and management are two distinct and different functions. Confusing the two is fatal for a leader as well as the country as Sheikh Mujib so tragically proved. Whereas leadership may be an inborn quality, indispensable in times of turmoil and uncertainty, good administration and management abilities (during a stable period) must be learnt over long periods of accountable and responsible service to maintain a system according to the maxim 'To command is to obey'.
So all our political leaders should take note of this difference and provide leadership only when it is necessary and know its limitation of effectiveness and use. Otherwise, we will be in a perpetual state of crisis.
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