I’ve probably worked with more people across different organisations in my decades of work I suspect - simply because of the nature of my work
of course effective leaders are able to draw upon what volatile people have to offer and make the most of a person’s talents. But we aren’t actually talking about quite the same thing here. Your argument is spurious.
So let’s unpick your defence
Firstly no matter how talented an individual is there is a delicate balancing act in how much volatility you can allow in any group, community, organisation without threatening its culture and function. You must be careful of how much you reinforce - consciously or unconsciously - disruptive behaviour because if you allow it to go unchecked you are giving a clear message to others about what is acceptable or you are giving a clear message that you are not an even handed leader
an effective leader is able to neutralise volatility so that doesn’t perpetuate or create disruption. They are able to coach the individual to find more effective ways of expressing themselves and to show self control. I can’t imagine you’d have been happy if you’d had a teacher that decided to display their anger against society in a way that disrupted a classroom or rewrote the curriculum because they did not agree with it. Or was clearly defiant towards you if you asked for a change.
secondly Lidia has chosen a role which makes her a leader of others. She is in parliament to consider laws with greens policy in mind. She needs to act maturely to achieve that - to balance the policies of the greens with the legislation in front of her and the needs of the group she has been chosen to represent.
let’s ask this - Had she been an independent would she be in parliament? She’s a beneficiary of our electoral system I suspect and yet thumbing her nose at it. That’s hypocritical
i don’t have any problem with a diversity of views. I really don’t have any problem with any of the protests we’ve seen on any topic. I don’t agree with the oppressive protest laws in places like tasmania and NSW. I couldn’t have cared less if she’d done that same thing in a different space.
For me context is everything.
further there are standards and morality and right and wrong. I see nothing wrong with deciding where one sits on a matter. I can understand reasoning for actions and my job relies on me being able to do that. But effectiveness also requires me to know where to draw the line.
