One of the functions of leadership is to lead, and weak managers may simply check and check and check with others because they are not capable of leading when it is required of them to lead. Benedict says that in matters of importance the abbot or prioress is to ask everyone in the community, 'starting with the youngest, ' and then the abbot or prioress is to 'do what seems best. Joan D. Chittister
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Leadership is a powerful thing. It can take a group of people from one place to another, from one situation to another, from one vision to another, from one direction to another. The leader not only guides the group but also guides the group toward a certain vision or destination. In the quote above by Benedict, the abbot or prioress is to ask everyone in the community, “starting with the youngest” and then he is to “do what seems best”. That is the kind of leadership which can bring a community together and move them toward a certain destination.

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