TO BE LOVED OR FEARED AS A LEADER? Leaders in fields ranging from military and politics to business and even education have been posed with the choice of instilling love or fear among their respective followers. Traits like warmth and trustworthiness of a leader instill love among followers and fear of a leader originates mostly from his strength and competence. Although there are numerous other traits in a leader‚ warmth and strength are the most influential. According to psychology‚ a major part
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Machiavelli as the secretary of state‚ analyze his theory‚ “Is it better to be loved or feared” and discuss the human nature in modern society. Niccolo Machiavelli is known as one of the forefathers of realism‚ if he worked alongside with The President‚ it would be an honorable learning experience for our nation.
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the Prince: "is it better to be loved than feared‚ or vice versa?" Machiavelli answers his own question‚ arguing that a prince is much safer being feared than being loved. Inducing fear upon his subjects with cruelty will keep them united and loyal. Those who are fearful of a person of any authority are more inclined not to cross the boundary of disrespect‚ for fear of punishment. Without a doubt‚ being loved is desired and has a greater value compared to being feared. Love has the power to nurture
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It is better to be feared than loved Hello everyone‚ my name is Catarina and with Carolina and Rafael’s help‚ we are going to prove how and why we feel this statement is wrong. We believe that is way better to be loved than feared. Lets start with simple definitions. Fear is an unpleasant caused by the threat of danger‚ pain or harm. Why would you want people to feel this way about you? Do you think people will respect you more because they fear you? To be loved is to be held in deep affection‚ cherished
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As a leader‚ is it better to be feared or to be loved? This question is so important for a few reasons. The first reason that this question is so important is because it can not only help the leaders of today‚ but in ways‚ can help everyone. It shows that no matter what kind of leader you may be‚ it is good to ask yourself this question of whether or not it is better to be feared of loved. Also‚ finding the answer to this question will help everyone for either now or for the future. Everyone at some
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I support the idea of being loved rather than being feared. Although Machiavelli believed it was better to be feared than loved “It may be answered that one should be wish to be both‚ but‚ because it is difficult to unite them in one person‚ is more safer to be feared than loved.” (chapter 17 paragraph 4). If Macbeth was asked to chose to be loved as a king or be feared as a king he would choose to be loved as a king. Duncan said “ Never again will that Thane of Cawdor deceive
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Is it better to be Feared or Loved? In today’s society princess‚ kings and rulers are few but our government stands on the same principles and views of those in leadership position. To fear or to be feared means to reverence or respect those in higher position. To love or to be loved is an essential part of life‚ but to be feared by individual is earned. Therefore I believe that to be feared is best when it comes to authority. In the early 1500s kings‚ princes‚ and rulers were set both
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It’s Better To Be Feared Than Loved It is easier to rule with terror and fear than to force the people to be happy and to love the ruler. According to Machiavelli‚ to be an effective ruler‚ one must rule without a moral conscience‚ because feelings and emotions would interfere with difficult decisions. In the play‚ Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a notorious leader who rules with the power of fear among his people and leaves behind his moral conscience. Macbeth is a successful ruler
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The question of whether to be a loved or feared leader can make a person question on which viable choice is the most suitable for a leader. The Prince‚ written by 14th century Italian writer Niccoli Machiavelli answers this question (in chapter 17)‚ the concept of whether to be feared or love is answered by Machiavelli‚ and that is fear. The answer of why fear is the better option is detailed as a set of guidelines which come in the form of authority‚ public emotion‚ and logical reasoning‚ stated
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If rulers from the past were to be sat down and asked what their reaction was and what they had to say about Niccolo Machiavelli’s statement‚ “it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both‚” one would hear many different statements and answers. Rulers who want complete and total power would lean towards being feared and those who wanted to be powerful without exerting utter fear would disagree with Machiavelli’s comment. Rulers such as Louis XI‚ Charlemagne‚ Ferdinand and Isabella
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