Having just sat up to watch the final debate in the Presidential election in USA, I am disappointed. Following the last two debates I really hoped we would see the old John McCain take back the center stage.
Senator McCain came out strong, very strong, but he did not win the first 30 minutes but rather Obama was flat for the first 30 minutes and lost it. And then instead of what I hoped to see, the real John McCain, we saw the angry side of John McCain.
It was a fascinating example of how passion poorly demonstrated, can undermine. Passion is so important but at the same time a leader needs to show stable and in control. A leader needs to show he or she can be passionate AND be calm and controlled at times of need.
McCain was passionate in his distaste for Obama and his passion was in attacking Obama. Conversely, Obama (the man who oozed passion when he started) was totally flat but came out looking more of a person in control. The question on people's minds must now be, will McCain be able to stay calm and cool in case of serious issues when being President?
McCain must stop talking about how experienced he is. You are only experienced in things that have happened and not on the things that are happening now. We are in uncharted territory with a global financial challenge. Nothing anybody has done in the past will be a guarantee that they will be successful going forward. Obama talked about the people that he has as advisers and he will use to help him formulate his plans and actions. McCain talked about what HE is going to do and that HE had the answers.
There are a lot of lessons to be gleaned out of this election and a lot of stories about leadership whatever side you support.
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