Quote:I think he's getting better.  He turned it down (or had it taken) at the prison and that didn't turn out well.  I think he'll be back on the horse here soon.

 

This is a recurring theme in the story.

 

In my MBA program, they illustrated leadership something to the effect of this:

 

If you want to know if you're leading, take a look behind you.

 

So, whether or not he wants it - he's earned it.  At some point desire to lead is overridden by the responsibility you have to those who are following.  Or, he'll need to use his influence to lead them to someone/somewhere they can all support if he chooses to step aside.

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