>> LESSON 1: Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the
group, which means that some people will get angry at your actions and
decisions. It's inevitable, if you're honorable. Trying to get everyone to
like you is a sign of mediocrity: you'll avoid the tough decisions, you'll
avoid confronting the people who need to be confronted, and you'll avoid
offering differential rewards based on differential performance because some
people might get upset. Ironically, by procrastinating on the difficult
choices, by trying not to get anyone mad, and by treating everyone equally "nicely" regardless of their contributions, you'll simply ensure that the only people you'll wind up angering are the most creative and productive people in the organization. <<

----- jim o\-S (Candidate for Head Dick Head)