The Book: Where Have All the Leaders Gone?:
Response of Book Club Members: Some members who disliked the book's message stated that they thought Lee Iacocca, the author, was a bit arrogant. Members who liked the book's message thought that Lee Iacocca was a great business leader and so he was qualified to state what are the qualities of a good leader. One question that came up was this: would a good business leader be a good politcal/government leader? Would a Bill Gates make a good president? Would Walt Disney and Roy Disney have made good politcal leaders in days gone by?
All book club members agreed that our country is currently in a crisis. Some members said that we would recover from this crisis while others said that it was too late for the United States. That we as a nation have lost our ability to lead in the world and that we are now on a downward slide.
D.J. reminded us of Lee Iacocca's book summation:
#1 Give something up.
#2 Put something back in
#3 Elect a leader who has these nine C qualities:
Curiosity
Creativity
Communication
Character
Courage
Conviction
Charisma
Competence
Common Sense
I think Dickie chose this book for discussion so that we all can begin to think about the following pressing matters:
#1 Are we greedy and too satisfied for our own good?
#2 If we love our democratic ideals what can we give back to our country?
#3 Do we care about the future our children and grandchildren will face in this country?
#4 Who will save the backbone of our nation which is the middle class that is rapidly falling into the lower class?
#5 The biggest problem is solving the energy/oil crisis that has made us beholden to the middle east?
In summation: We all left the meeting with more questions than answers.
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