Leading From Behind

An example of how President Obama's leading from behind* style would work after a traditional family meal:

The family leader delivers a flowery speech extolling the finer points of the meal and outlining his/her methods for cleaning up. He/she then makes assignments, being careful to exclude favorites from participation. Time passes, and observations occur by the leader and the favorites as outlined tasks proceed or don't proceed. When order in the kitchen stalls or stops altogether, the leader is then able to analyze the situation with superior intelligence and affix blame properly.


*http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/leading_from_behind_could_doom_yrOicXetgIOhSYkFmIhq4J