True Leaders can be Divisive

Recently I had a discussion with a friend about President Trump. She commented that she didn’t like Trump because he was “too divisive”. According to her, he didn’t bring people together. Instead, he acted more like a “lightening rod” and attracted the anger and venom of society, mostly by his own actions. I already knew that she was a never-Trumper, someone whose mind is made up and cannot be confused with facts. However, she started me thinking.

Primarily I thought about leadership and how a true leader functions. Ironically, another friend visited the same week and talked ab...