“Flexibility,” “Adaptability,” “Gets along well with others.” I don’t believe they’re what’s needed today if we’re going to force our institutions to adapt to us–which is our central problem.
The Ottoman Turks for over three centuries produced an unbroken succession of able leaders. Their performance appraisal sheet would have looked like this:
Adaptability0Adventuresomeness100Cruelty100Energy100Flexibility0Intelligence100Justice100Gets along well with others0