Get Rice: Ronnie O'Brien Rice, Ph.D., Lawyer

My heart goes out to the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shooting. The deaths that happened last week were unexpected and needless. However, there can be a silver lining in all life’s situations. In an article written in the Huffington Post , Bale made appearances at various hospitals independently of Warner Brothers, along with politicians and professional athletics. Regardless of this being a publicity stunt or a genuine concern for others, Christian Bale’s visitation of the victims of the shooting is important display of leadership: Love. Bale’s actions shows within the mist of people fighting for fame, money and other non-necessities of life, people are always first. People in his world (celebrities, multi-millionaires, etc.) could be shopping or vacationing halfway across the world without a care in the world. However, Bale took time to show love and respect to those who went to view his movie. This should teach society several lessons about leadership: Peopl...

The biggest opponent to being an effective leader is oneself. We mostly hear about the id, ego and super ego based on the Sigmund Freud’s (psychoanalyst) structural model of the mind (Carducci, 2009).   The Id is considered a person’s ability to function in the reality. The Ego is defined as a person’s need to meet the needs and desires of their Id by operating within principles they considered reality (p. 84).   The Superego is the chamber in which a person’s moral standards lay. For example, a person who operates solely in the Id can be considered impulsive, a person who operates solely in the Superego can be considered a very moral person such as a television evangelist; and a person who operates solely within the Ego can be considered rigid and unable to be spontaneous. In regards to leadership the ego is something that most people operate in. Many people want to be a great leader, but have fears that prohibit them from being an effective leader. Even in th...