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LECTURE 2

We will open the course this time with reference to
Michael Maccoby's book, The Gamesman. You will remember I
took as a takeoff point the essential weaknesses of that
fourth category of leader we have known in this country. In
Maccoby's mind they lack above all else, heart. He uses
the old scriptural meaning of heart as the seat of intelligence,
the seat of feeling. The word for courage from our dictionary
is shown to derive from the Latin and French words for heart,
and the heart thus is the epitomy of conviction and integrity
and these people who have it are usually burdened with a fair
amount of emotional baggage. But they know the truth, because
they look in people's eyes and care and are able to repent.

A wag in this class once gave me a good explanation of
the difference between commitment and involvement, both of
which are attributes that I encourage. He said one is more
series than the other. Remember that when you look at a
plate of ham and eggs, the chicken was involved, but the pig
was committed. By being involved, I think it's important that
we all have a total understanding of the philosophical implications
of our orders. I think it's true that whenever you
try to motivate a group for some sort of high stress, dangerous
work that you aim your pitch, which necessarily must urge
them on to bravery and high tolerance of pain, to that great
center. Because you can rest assured that since you're using