A lot of great leaders can show a mixture of achievements and or setbacks based on how others view them. A leader may choose to do something but based on their actions may not be viewed as an achievement to everyone, and sometimes can be looked at as a failure. Setbacks can also shape a leader and their role based on whether or not it is a physical, mental, or spiritual set back. In some cases, setbacks may even lead to achievements. We are all human, we all will encounter failure, but how we react or respond to that is what really matters. However, depending on who and the situation they may be in, I may or may not think less of them as a leader when they show weakness or encounter failure.
Muhammad Ali was a great leader that showed people all over the world that he was a great boxer, who pretty much came from nothing. Growing up in the segregated south, he faced prejudice and discrimination. But rising above this he became known world-wide, an Olympic Gold-Medalist, Heavy-Weight Boxing Champ and more. But a huge setback caused him his title and suspended him from the sport for three and a half years...all because he refused to join the military during the draft, because of religious beliefs.
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