By Dr Eustone ChiputaACIENT Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384 BCE – 322), once said practical wisdom is the sine qua non of leadership. That leaders must see what is good for themselves and for their people.Good leaders listen to all their people’s noises; they pay very special attention to their people’s silence. Good leaders know that still waters run deep!Good leaders try to understand why their people are silent; they do not assume that silence means consent! They ask: are the people silent because they are happy? Or are the people silent because they say silence is golden?These are very pertinent introspective questions that require critical evaluation.In a democracy like Zambia, a key safety valve that citizens use to choose and check leaders is voting every five years. Zambia’s democracy is different from an absolute monarchy or a dictatorship where citizens may resort to rebellion or coup d’états to resolve leadership challenges.In Zambia, citizens elect new […]
SILENCE IS THE LOUDEST NOISE:BE CAREFUL WITH A SILENT MAJORITY!
