Square Pegs in square Holes What could be your preferred book; a novel or novella? Well, sometimes, we could find a very large book - like the novel but with a very small content; and a very small book - like the novella but with a very large content. This is amazing anyway. In all, a book cannot be measured just by its physical size but by the strength of its content which is always an abstract feature of the book. Thus, until you are able to read a book penetratingly, do not attempt to describe the size of the book in order not to make a jejunely description of the actual size of the book. To assess a good leader, the same modus operandi will suffice where it is obviously expedient to come up with an impeccable worth of the leader. The lesson from assessing a book just from its face value vividly shows that, more often than not, height of academic qualification of a candidate does not have the capacity to pass the verdict on the true worth of a candidate for a leadership position when the level of competence of a leader is carried out; and surprisingly, a case where those libraries of papers borne out of a golden briefcase would likely fall flat leaving the potential leader bare, lame, confused and helpless -- is worrisome. Of course as the taste of the pudding is in the eating, the true worth of a leader should reflect in his actions against the background of ineptitude and all forms of leadership challenges. This means that a viable seed for a leadership position cannot be viewed through those truck-load of papers of formal educational qualification handled by the seeker of any of the leadership positions. Unarguably, the strong emphasis on paper qualification breeds charlatans as desperate efforts to own bulky but empty papers have led many a people into committing crimes ranging from examination malpractices, forgery, buying of papers and even stealing of papers from paper banks. This trend which breeds mediocre leaders is responsible for the lack of brain power by most of our leaders who find it difficult to articulately present their speeches to the masses on even their credible political achievements, further political plans that are tailored towards turning the lives of the people around. This sad state of affairs which leaves much to be desired is capable of creating a lacuna between leaders and the led. More worrisome and amusing is a case where a leader would plant a piece of paper in his pocket as a guide to present his wee speech. It is a paper world; thus, the sight of those indispensable note should create an open forum for the public to assess the cognitive strength of the paper-leader-to-be. It is obvious that a speech that is rendered off-hand provides a maximum proof of the high IQ level and the oratory proficiency of the potential leader which should without all reasonable doubts expose the leadership content of such a leader to the electorates. However, in my usual eccentricity as as one who believes in the popular opinion of Francis Bacon which says, Knowledge is power, I would prefer a qualified candidate whose papers may be as empty as a tabula rasa - but has the brain power - to someone with a library of certificates whose speeches do not reflect the true colours of the volumes of his credentials; while such a candidate cannot logically present his manifestos to the people is a clear proof of the crooked and cooked means by which the papers were gotten since examinations which lead to the award of colourful certificates are done without dependence on any paper as a guide. So, there is no reason to justify the use of back up materials in delivering brief speeches that have less to do with dates and formulae. I firmly align myself with the view that the worst form of set back in picking the right people for a job in our immediate environment in contemporary society is this undue emphasis on paper qualification instead of expertise. Meanwhile, the concomitant effects of forgery, examination malpractice and stealing of certificates make the matter worse. Therefore, to return to a system of exhibition of skills as precondition for offering of employment opportunities to job seekers is not a bad idea as it will translate into having square pegs in square holes.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:27:29 +0000
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