Where have all the Great Leaders Gone?

In the arena of government, the President has been characterized by “Watergate” journalist Bob Woodward as possessing poor leadership skills.  Just down Pennsylvania Avenue, Congress has the lowest confidence of Americans in its' history.  At home, the local politician’s highest priority is not leadership but their donors who assure their reelection.  In business, leadership has suffered a severe hit as well.  In many organizations, a struggling economy has replaced leaders who innovate with fearful managers who protect their jobs. Even in families, leadership has diminished as parents sometimes work multiple jobs to make ends meet with no time left over for leading. This multi-level leadership crisis is creating great disillusionment in those who follow and begs the question “Where have all the great leaders gone?”