True Leadership

Natural knowledge - native ability - is superior to paper knowledge.

The superiority of native ability is demonstrated in the manner one processes information. The level of sophistication of one's internal thought process influences the choices one makes and the actions that flow from them. Extendedly, all forms of human interaction in which he or she is involved are guided by what one ultimately accepts as own governing values.

For most people, governing values are developed for them and are adopted without question. In any society, therefore, only a considerably small group of people emerge as true leaders. They don't claim to be leaders but they are called upon to lead. They are like a candle that produces the light which others mirrors reflect.

Superior native leadership is intrinsic rather than extrinsic. Its primary occupation is refining the inner self, front-loading the character, intentionally and thoughtfully on a regular basis, with the clean, the positive and the powerful. Native leadership neither dictates nor dominates. Native ability is not haste. It is contemplative and exudes quiet confidence. Native ability is radiated through conduct; does what is right, based on facts presented, and commonsensical. Native leadership does not teach, rather it educates.

Native ability is not manipulative; it is not compromising either. Native ability is decisive not because it has no fear - but has the fear of losing its purpose.

True leadership produces for own consumption insights, thoughts, ideas and things. Therefore it is sought, not sold, and not imposed.

True Leadership is continually reviewing own experiences, taking in both the good and the bad, and getting enriched by both. True leadership gleans lessons from own experiences and those of others, always refining the self. Native ability dwells on the positive, feeding on abundant universal substrate with intent to become the best one can be, in thoughts and deeds. It is these thoughts and deeds about oneself that makes one a leader; being the the producer of craved unique outputs.

Everything else, but humans, depend on natural knowledge.

TRUE leadership is SELF leadership.

Copyright 2006

I Disagree With Sata, And That Is The Point

Countdown: Sata’s campaigns in Mpulungu

By Lusaka Times on Wednesday 20 October 2010 


PF president Michael Sata has accused the MMD government of causing the death of the late Mpulungu Member of parliament, Lameck Chibombamilimo by neglecting him during his illness. Mr. Sata who is in Mpulungu to drum up support for the party’s candidate Freedom Sikazwe ahead of the October 25, 2010 parliamentary by-election, said President Rupiah Banda hated the late MP even after his death. “Rupiah hated Chibombamilimo, he told MMD cadres that ‘Chibombamilimo is a useless young man, and vowed to sack him as minister and remove him as an MP through a by-election,” Mr. Sata said.

There may be a difference between not liking somebody and hating them. I want to think that Banda may have been right in pointing out that his MP was a useless young man. But Banda did not specify why he felt so. If when he said that, Sata was suggesting that because Banda did not qualify his statement therefore it was reasonable to conclude that Banda hated his MP, then Sata would be guilty of irrational thinking. A rational thinker does not arrive at the conclusion from insufficient information. 

He accused government of delaying Chibombamilimo’s evacuation to India, saying the late MP was treated like an animal because during his illness, government officials did not visit him in Hospital. “When Chibombamilimo finally died the government brought his remains in a coffin, which looked like those in which they bury prisoners. That’s how Rupiah hated Chibombamilimo,” he said.

Two issues here:

• I have not seen a clause in the constitution that deposits the responsibility of caring for sick politicians on the backs of the people. It is not in the budget either. At one time I thought it may be in the budget, you know - tucked in somewhere under some creative allocation - I have checked all budgets dating back to 1992, and all of them contain nothing of the sort. I mean there is not appropriation for "special health care service for politicians."

But what evident is the fact that each time the Budget is approved, it essentially becomes a law. The process of modifying the budget rises to the level of  amending a bill. No organ of the government can do it unilaterally. That being the case, I think it is not irrational for me to suggest that any spending that occurs outside stated parameters, are a contravention of the law and therefore criminal. I expected Sata, who seems to be sympathetic to the squalid status and condition of the regular Zambian, to acknowledge and speak strongly against the criminality in evacuating politicians to foreign health care facilities. But then, he too has a pebble in his shoe. Condemning the act would make him a big hypocrite. Sata, like any other politician, sees this criminal act as an entitlement.

• When poor Zambians fall sick, no politicians makes it an issue unless it is their relative. Yet it is the poor Zambians who pay taxes which provide housing, servants, vehicles with free gasoline, cell phones and talk-time, and innumerable allowances in addition to a hefty monthly salary.

Zambians must begin to call out politicians on this issue; they must stop behaving like they owe these lazy shiftless bureaucrats a debt. It is irrational for a Zambian to clam up when Sata, or any other politician, tells them, in a roundabout way, that they do not deserve first class health care obtainable only outside Zambia.

Does it not make you wonder why no politician has ever run on the issue of making evacuations accessible to all Zambians.       

The outspoken opposition leader also capitalized on the beating of former finance minister at the funeral house by some suspected MMD cadres. He said when PF members went to mourn Chibombamilimo at the house of mourning they were beaten by MMD cadres.

Bushe ama Cadres ni cinama nshi? Are they not the unemployed Zambians of all ages, stampeding for crumbs from the tables of politicians. I am laying this one back on Zambians. Stop supplying manpower to politicians on the cheap. You are being irrational in your thoughts as long as you remain subservient to politicians. Get your power back, make politicians work for you. Why do you settle for poverty in a rich country like ours?

He further accused President Banda of not having the interest of the people of Mpulungu at heart because he was taking developmental projects to Kasaba Bay where he had personal interests. Meanwhile, Sata confirmed that he had been blocked from holding a rally from a named School in Mpulungu because the Head Teacher had allegiance towards the ruling MMD."We wanted to hold a meeting where George Kunda was holding a rally recently but the headmaster said he could not allow us because we are PF,” he said.

This one rises to the top! Politicians, all of you. Listen to me: 

Talusheni ifyongo ku bana! We know you don't send your children to public schools. Mumimwene yenu, as long as it is not your child that is being disturbed, for you it is okay. Well, natwisuke mitwe. Kaneni tumfwe, Is this not your way of growing a stock of kadaz for your children when you hand over the political reigns to them? If you want places to hold meetings/rallies, go ku fibansa fya mangalo. Let schools remain institutions of learning. Yangu!

Mr. Sata complained that his youths were being victimized in Mpulungu for no apparent reason. He said the youths who were arrested for moving with a boat were fined by the Courts.

That not withstanding, the Irrational Thinker of the week Award is conferred upon Mr. Sata. Congratulations for failing to recognize that health care is the most important issue in the lives of Zambians ukulundapo ne ncito.