Leadership, at any level, whether it’s the leader of a small club, the mayor of a city, or even the president of the United States, has its ups and downs, its rewards and its challenges, and its reasons to persevere. Leadership is teeming with moral quandaries, but the most pressing dilemma is balancing efficiency with sincerity. Niccolo Machiavelli once asked if it was better for a leader to be loved or feared. In a school or community setting, no leader should be feared, and being loved may be an exaggeration, but I interpret Machiavelli’s wisdom as the issue of whether to please the people or do what you believe to be right. Sometimes a leader's decisions can satisfy both sides, but in other cases, the best course of action may make some--if
