Since we had our meetings last week I had planned on talking about leadership this week.
It seems to be the subject of the week as well; now that so much has been going on in clans and leadership. It seems like a great time to discuss:
What makes a leader?
and
How are leaders chosen in Advocate?
The simple answer to the first question is:
Leaders put others before themself.
It can get a lot more complicated than that, but that simple phrase is the foundation of all true leadership.
Sure there are dictators that rule by oppression, fear, and pampering thier "high up" members, but this type of leadership is fleeting and will eventually fail.
What I'm talking about leadership that will never fail and leave a legacy in the community and make an impact in peoples lives.
And it all comes back to putting other peoples needs before your own. Ie; laying your life down for the sheep. Bieng the servant, or ideally the slave.
The first thing that comes into my mind saying that, is I am not entirely like that. I fall short of that a lot. However I do think I hold to that enough for you to be able to notice it and apply those principles to your own life.
So how are leaders chosen in advocate?
Well the simple answer is if I and others can see that you put others needs before your own.
No one does this completley, and you should be the first to know what you need and ask for it. But what we are looking for is if you are willing to take things just a bit slower for yourself to help others and see them grow.
This can show itself by people thinking a person is "nice, fair, helpful, generous, ect."
Generals are responsible for promoting people to guardian who they can tell fulfil this principle.
Obviously they should see what other generals opinion is as well along with clansmen.
The Chieftan is responsible for promoting guardians to generals who he can see (with the help of generals and others in clan) this principle bieng lived out by them in game.
That is what we will be discussing during the meeting.
Come with questions and comments and let me know what they are before the meeting and I promise we will get to them at the end of the meeting.
Hope to see all of Beleneus there at the tavern at 8pm thursday mountain standard time! Good night.
Promotion rules: Advocate meeting Thurs 10/3/12 8:00 pm mst
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Last edited by mdimarco on Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Nerfed Mage ~140
Why play a class where skills cost more than other classes for same damage?
Why play a class with no auto attack?
Why play a class with 1/3 the armor?
Why play a caster?
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Why play a class where skills cost more than other classes for same damage?
Why play a class with no auto attack?
Why play a class with 1/3 the armor?
Why play a caster?
Copy this sig!
Wiki: http://www.wisdomunderground.com/wiki