John Maxwell’s The Law of Empowerment - Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others

[farmerz_agent]

I really value John Maxwell’s books on leadership, I find them inspiring but I think The Obama Administration needs to retool their leadership policies. They are giving too much power to their lower level staff and it is creating a culture of corruption.

• Rogue ATF officials in Phoenix caused the Fast & Furious scandal that caused the death of 200 mexicans
• Those responsible for the Benghazi murders were low-level State Department staff.
• Lerner said the practice was initiated by low-level workers in Cincinnati for targeting  conservative tax exempt groups.
• EPA low level staffers hindering conservative groups requests for information.
• Economic Development Corp. low level staffers who approved millions of solar energy  federal money.
• Edit: Turns out the AP Wire tapping was done by a low level staffer too. http://www.ijreview.com/2013/05/52399-eric-holder-recuses-himself-from-joint-fbi-doj-investigation-into-doj-wiretapping-of-ap-reporters/

Is it the people the Obama Administration is giving power that are inclined to abuse it, or is it the culture set by the administration that encourages the abuse of power? I’m not blaming The Administration of malice here merely bad leadership.
It is easy to excuse this as just something that happens in politics and government but as we become more centralized in our government powers shouldn't we consider how to improve this? What can be done about the current culture of abusing power in government?

Something funny to lighten the mood.

No more Red Bull for that man...