Listening to advice or criticism from the followers of a leader will enable him or her to make informed decisions that will benefit the people and not just the leader himself/herself. Brutus is an example of a leader who makes decisions based off of his followers wants. Brutus is faced with the decision of joining with the conspirators in the plan to kill Caesar. He knows that killing Caesar could save Rome so he decided to join in on the plot. Brutus stated, “I know no personal cause to spurn at him but for the general.” (2.1 11-12) Even though Brutus has no personal reason to kill Caesar, keeping the people of Rome safe is in his best interest. Brutus also believes that giving Caesar the crown could change him for the bad. He cannot take
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The primary responsibility of a leader is to achieve specific goals which requires others to follow and participate in helping the leader achieve those goals. As discussed in the previous paragraph, Cassius wanted to assassinate Caesar because of jealousy. One of Cassius’s goal was to try to convince some of his close friends to join him in the plan to kill Caesar. He stated, “I have moved already some certain of the noblest minded Romans to undergo with me an enterprise of honorable-dangerous consequence.” (1.3 22-25) Cassius has obviously succeeded in persuading other people to join him. Now that he had people on his side, he was then able to carry out his plan. An important part of being a leader is convincing people that you are fit for the job. However, if a leader fails to convince his/her followers that he/she is fit for the job, he/she may lose support and have no way of achieving his/her goals through others. Also, as discussed before, Brutus does not think that Caesar is fit for a king. He thinks that making Caesar king would give him way too much power which may be used in ways that do not benefit Rome. Brutus stated, “Crown him that, and then I grant we put a sting in him that at his will he may do danger with.” (2.1 16-18) Caesar has failed at persuading Brutus that he is the right man to be crowned king. Caesar failing at persuading Brutus resulted in him being
The primary responsibility of a leader is to achieve specific goals which requires others to follow and participate in helping the leader achieve those goals. As discussed in the previous paragraph, Cassius wanted to assassinate Caesar because of jealousy. One of Cassius’s goal was to try to convince some of his close friends to join him in the plan to kill Caesar. He stated, “I have moved already some certain of the noblest minded Romans to undergo with me an enterprise of honorable-dangerous consequence.” (1.3 22-25) Cassius has obviously succeeded in persuading other people to join him. Now that he had people on his side, he was then able to carry out his plan. An important part of being a leader is convincing people that you are fit for the job. However, if a leader fails to convince his/her followers that he/she is fit for the job, he/she may lose support and have no way of achieving his/her goals through others. Also, as discussed before, Brutus does not think that Caesar is fit for a king. He thinks that making Caesar king would give him way too much power which may be used in ways that do not benefit Rome. Brutus stated, “Crown him that, and then I grant we put a sting in him that at his will he may do danger with.” (2.1 16-18) Caesar has failed at persuading Brutus that he is the right man to be crowned king. Caesar failing at persuading Brutus resulted in him being