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Many have come to observe that there are many types of people in the world. For instance, there are hard chargers, the type of people we see as sports stars, entrepreneurs, executives, politicians, war heroes, and yes criminals too I suppose, these folks often share the “warrior genes” and much of the progress of our nation depends upon them.

Then there are folks that do not aspire to such competitiveness, often folks will call them the “paltry people” or regular people. Some are there by choice and/or genetic displacement, others are there after having been beaten down into submission by the world, and have just given up. Not long ago, an acquaintance of mine stated; “Sometimes a seemingly paltry person is the golden link that binds us all.”

Sometimes, but sometimes not, and realize that sometimes it is the media that tells us that it is a paltry person that is to be honored and revered in order to make everyone feel happy, and thus, this binds us. And since there are more “paltry people” than hard chargers, it’s nice to see everyone feel good about themselves, and of high-self esteem.

There are many leadership theories on that type of leader, the “paltry” leader who is unassuming. In fact, recently this has become more popular, as Business Professors explain how they lead, and why it works, along with their definite advantage over the fearless leader or personality type Corporate CEO. As these up and coming generations try to ditch ego, yet uplift self-esteem, it is a tricky task to ask them to perform, when they do not respect authority.

A paltry leader has the edge and the numbers and performance of many such companies seem to prove this, although that does not mean that the Super Star leader is down and out, it’s just a different methodology. Still, while we honor the more mellow type, we must not elevate someone to status, who does not belong there or cannot perform, or pretend that the Peter Principle is some sort of fantasy. Performance does matter, paltry or not.

And there are many folks who are not fully actualized, or even appear to be turned on it seems. Even they themselves speak of taking up space, lost, confined, trapped, and there they stay unless they choose otherwise. If you decide to take this the role of the “paltry person” you need to realize the impact it will make on yourself and others. Please consider this.

Lance Winslow -