Ruscio

Ruscio claims that humility is the most important virtue in democratic leadership and believes that most people tend to leave it out when thinking of a strong leader because they don’t have the right definition or perception of what it really means to be humble. He makes this argument by redefining it and using historical illustrations to portray it. Admitting when you are wrong, showing weakness and imperfections, and being genuine are all traits of a humble person. He goes on to say how this consequently allowed for a stronger bond and thus more efficient leadership.

Ruscio’s argument is very interesting in the fact that he connects his argument, which seemed random at first, back to how in today’s society we are all questioning everything. Ruscio makes it seem that by being humble a leader is then more transparent and their constituents are more likely to trust them or at least have a stronger bond with them. However, in today’s “cancel culture” people are constantly completely disowning people for making simple mistakes, so I wonder how Ruscio would respond to that. However, there are more aspects other than admitting mistakes that are beneficial in becoming an effective leader.