Comment Section for Leadership Is A Hell Of A Drug — Ludicity

The webpage titled "Leadership Is A Hell Of A Drug" on Ludicity's blog critiques the ineffective and often jargon-filled communication of corporate leadership. The author shares a sarcastic and highly critical response to an invitation he received about a compulsory morning-long meeting about continuous company improvement and strategy. The author ridicules the demands to be energized and ready to "hit the ground running," the unnecessary complicated language used in describing the meeting, and the fact that an outsider was invited to critique the organization's work. The author then goes on to discuss his experiences with good leaders and laments that most self-proclaimed leaders lack the ability to inspire or make a positive impact. He argues that leadership should not be a fixed role but should flow between team members based on their skills and the task at hand. He also shares his skepticism about stepping into a leadership role himself, despite his belief that he could be good at it. The author recommends some reading materials for understanding effective management and shares his interest in the practices of Pivotal Software, an organization whose alumni reportedly chase the memory of working in such a positive environment. The author concludes the post by declining the meeting invitation, further criticizing the meeting's content, and commenting that leadership is indeed a "hell of a drug".