Absolutism Quote

 

Five hundred years ago, Niccolò Machiavelli Links to an external site. famously said of leadership that "it is better to be

feared than loved." If you look at the way companies have been run for the past few decades,

it's clear that most business leaders are in agreement.

 

One should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much

safer to be feared than loved.” Safer is better, too, because you won't have to watch your back

as much. People will be less likely to conspire against someone they fear than

someone they love.