At the summing up of their achievements, those who have risen to positions of leadership, in business, in education, in politics, are often, and with obvious admiration, spoken of as “not having suffered fools gladly.” This accolade rings with the suggestion of high intelligence, a determination to get the job done, and perhaps just a hint of impatience, but always in the face of trivial, unreasonable or stupid behaviour. Continue reading →
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The suffering of fools
At the summing up of their achievements, those who have risen to positions of leadership, in business, in education, in politics, are often, and with obvious admiration, spoken of as “not having suffered fools gladly.” This accolade rings with the suggestion of high intelligence, a determination to get the job done, and perhaps just a hint of impatience, but always in the face of trivial, unreasonable or stupid behaviour. Continue reading →