Trump and His Team Win When They Lead From the Front
Kurt Schlichter
The Trump 2.0 administration is like no other administration ever, and its appointees are leading like in no other administration ever. They’re taking a cue from Donald Trump, and it’s a welcome cue because this administration understands the proper role of its leaders. It’s to lead and to be seen to be leading. It’s not to be doing the detailed work that every administration leader has a giant staff to do. Do you think Donald Trump descends into detailed policy analyses? Do you think he’s writing position papers? Of course not, and it’s not because he’s dumb. He’s not dumb. He’s a very smart guy, and he understands that leadership involves leading; that’s what he’s doing by getting out there every day, talking to the press, communicating, and setting the terms in public. Remember the most notorious presidential micromanager? Jimmy Carter, now merely the second worst president of the last century.
Don’t be like Jimmy Carter.
People have the idea that the president or the head of a cabinet department is necessarily deep in the weeds, crafting and implementing policies and managing every element of their domain. Sometimes you need that. Sometimes, you need somebody who’s very focused on details. Our Treasury secretary seems to be one of those guys, although he also masterfully handles the public-facing aspect. The public-facing aspect of this revolution that Donald Trump has ignited in his second term is key, and that’s why you see these leaders out there doing interviews, jumping on podcasts, being out there at the cutting edge with subordinates performing their duties. Trump set out his vision (for you military folks, his intent). They are explaining how they are executing it in their domain and, critically, showing that they are doing so.
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