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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Thom Rainer: Adultery & leadership: lessons from the Petraeus-Broadwell scandal


It's somewhat surprising that the media is making a fuss about the David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell affair. After all, adultery is normative according to most media standards. This time, however, there is the potential damage of compromising highly sensitive security information. And there are the unanswered questions of "Who knew?" and "When did they know?"

But the spectacle does raise the question: What is the impact on a leader and his or her leadership when he or she is involved in an affair? I have been disgusted as I heard different pundits attempt to answer this question. Read more

Read also:
Is the Petraeus Scandal a Religious Affair?

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