Comments on: Authoritarians, pt 2: the Problem Broadly Outlined http://www.deborahchristian.com/sociology/authoritarians2/ Questioning the Nexus Between Fear, Security and Power. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Felipe Ledlie http://www.deborahchristian.com/sociology/authoritarians2/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Felipe Ledlie Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:35 +0000 http://www.deborahchristian.com/?p=348#comment-229 Anyway keep up the pleasant site. Anyway keep up the pleasant site.

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]]> By: Teramis http://www.deborahchristian.com/sociology/authoritarians2/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Teramis Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://www.deborahchristian.com/?p=348#comment-108 That's a fascinating observation. Can you elaborate on how persuasive leadership is characterized? As to the swinging pendulum re leadership styles, I think you're right about that, and it isn't limited to the US. France in particular had some notorious martinets in field duty between the two World Wars. They got spanked when the Maginot Line collapsed (which may also have been an outward demonstration of a certain leadership style as well as defensive military strategy. Why do authoritarians like to build walls? Berlin; US/Mexico; Maginot; etc.) That's a fascinating observation.

Can you elaborate on how persuasive leadership is characterized?

As to the swinging pendulum re leadership styles, I think you're right about that, and it isn't limited to the US. France in particular had some notorious martinets in field duty between the two World Wars. They got spanked when the Maginot Line collapsed (which may also have been an outward demonstration of a certain leadership style as well as defensive military strategy. Why do authoritarians like to build walls? Berlin; US/Mexico; Maginot; etc.)

]]> By: Bill http://www.deborahchristian.com/sociology/authoritarians2/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Bill Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:44:43 +0000 http://www.deborahchristian.com/?p=348#comment-102 Back when I first went to the NCO academy, we were taught the difference between authoritarian leadership and persuasive leadership. It was 1974, and in the aftermath of Vietnam the Corps was emphasizing persuasive leadership. The reason was that authoritarians tended to be bad combat commanders and more likely to get fragged by their own troops. It was not unique to that time and place. A study of American military history shows that we swing over toward persuasive leadership during and right after wars, and then as time goes by the pendulum swings back toward authoritarian methods during peacetime. For some reason garrison duty seems to favor the authoritarian martinets, but when the lead starts flying it's leaders like Joshua Chamberlain and Ben Grierson and Lewis B. Puller who are best able to fight and lead. Back when I first went to the NCO academy, we were taught the difference between authoritarian leadership and persuasive leadership. It was 1974, and in the aftermath of Vietnam the Corps was emphasizing persuasive leadership. The reason was that authoritarians tended to be bad combat commanders and more likely to get fragged by their own troops.

It was not unique to that time and place. A study of American military history shows that we swing over toward persuasive leadership during and right after wars, and then as time goes by the pendulum swings back toward authoritarian methods during peacetime. For some reason garrison duty seems to favor the authoritarian martinets, but when the lead starts flying it’s leaders like Joshua Chamberlain and Ben Grierson and Lewis B. Puller who are best able to fight and lead.

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