4. The presidency can’t be led like a business
Trump is a businessman, but does it work to treat the management of the White House as a CEO would treat the management of their company?
Ursula points out that there is a long history of politics and business crossing over before Trump.
“It can be successful,” she says, citing the example of businessman-turned-mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg. “He introduced the idea of data-based governance to the municipality, which helped reduce the crime rate.”
But Pauline of Grenoble stresses the distinction between the two kinds of leadership. “In politics, you’re not talking about employees, you’re talking about citizens,” she says. With an approach of me-first management that looks out for his follower base, Trump has failed to provide representative leadership to the diverse populace of America.
As Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer told CNBC: “If a corporate leader tried to do what Trump does, he would probably get fired.”
It seems if he does go into a second term, Trump still has a lot to learn.
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