Beyond the Boundaries of Fantasia: An ancient imagining of the future of leadership

Problem: the leader may have personal interests at variance with the well-being of the group

PROBLEM

The leader may have personal interests at variance with the well-being or success of the group.
In Iliad One Agamemnon has a personal attachment to Chryseis, seemingly greater than to his own wife, Klytaimnestra.

WHY this may be a problem

These personal interests--whether in people, privileges, wealth, or status--may force the leader to risk his/her followers and thus interfere with the leader's ability to work for the interests of the community.

QUESTIONS to consider

What personal benefits is a leader entitled to?

Are there any circumstances in which a leader is entitled to prefer his/her own interests over the interests of the community?

In other words, should the leader always choose the community over himself/herself?

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