http://latinolanow.org/latinola-speaks/2009/12/vetting-leadership/ Latin American voices observe and comment from New Orleans Tue, 22 May 2012 12:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://latinolanow.org/latinola-speaks/2009/12/vetting-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Lucas Diaz Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:25:22 +0000 http://latinolanow.org/latinola-speaks/?p=1358#comment-403 Thanks for this reflection on leadership. I would also that leadership begins with us. We are responsible for our action or lack of action. It's easy to blame a weak leader who is in the public realm. It's less easier to look at ourselves and determine how we function as leaders in our lives, in our families, and in our communities. Additionally, selecting a mayor isn't about choosing a person and then forgetting about it. How do we not only vet leadership, but how do we engage with leadership as it moves forwards? How do we look for the chance to learn from or educate leaders? Do we care enough? What might make the next mayor have a progressive mayoral term may not necessarily depend by some large degree on any of the present candidates' abilities to be effective leaders. It may be that it will take more than any present candidate can do, and the difference will depend on us. Will we engage to make the next four years better? Or we allow to let it pass? It's up to us. Thanks for this reflection on leadership. I would also that leadership begins with us. We are responsible for our action or lack of action. It’s easy to blame a weak leader who is in the public realm. It’s less easier to look at ourselves and determine how we function as leaders in our lives, in our families, and in our communities. Additionally, selecting a mayor isn’t about choosing a person and then forgetting about it. How do we not only vet leadership, but how do we engage with leadership as it moves forwards? How do we look for the chance to learn from or educate leaders? Do we care enough? What might make the next mayor have a progressive mayoral term may not necessarily depend by some large degree on any of the present candidates’ abilities to be effective leaders. It may be that it will take more than any present candidate can do, and the difference will depend on us. Will we engage to make the next four years better? Or we allow to let it pass? It’s up to us.

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