What makes a good leader?
A good leader listens. It was in nursing school where I learned the terms authoritarian leadership and participative leadership. Ideals I try to live by in the workplace, and evidenced in my art as well. People often ask me, art and nursing, how do they intersect/overlap? I think all our experiences sort of guide our perspective of the world and how we treat others.
Authoritarian leadership is top command heavy. A leader dictates what’s what, and his constituents follow blindly. Much like Zparta, from my children’s book on democracy, the nasty ruler the lame zebras gallop after, eventually trailing after their own demise.
This is contrasted by participative leadership. A participative leader encourages the viewpoint of others. Doing this helps to solve problems because you have direct input from people dealing with the problem first hand in trying to solve the very problem. This is evidenced by Athenia, the ruler of the free-thinking zebras. Athenia validates the feelings of her constituents, and together, through collective brainstorming and teamwork, they defeat the oncoming lions altogether.
Zebrathenia will be my first written, illustrated and self published work. It is an early introduction to effective, civic leadership, a way to engage young minds to let them know their voices matter, and that critical thinking is crucial to any functioning democracy. All in fun, picture book format and 100% produced, executed and delivered from what many have coined, “Your kid’s favourite Artist.” Let freedom ring 🦓
Available for order through myself only, in the next coming weeks! Email lisangart@hotmail.com if you are interested.
38 pages, full colour, signed. $25.00 CAD
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