I listened to Tony Benn talking yesterday about people he admired.  He divided politicians into two categories, weathercocks & signposts.

“I admire anyone who speaks their mind whatever their party and divide politicians of all parties into two categories: the signposts who point the way they think we should go and the weathercocks who haven’t got an opinion, until they’ve studied the polls, focus groups and spin doctors. I have no time for weathercocks and prefer signposts even if I think they point in the wrong direction.”  Tony Benn

I agree that leaders need to be signposts for their people.  It is an interesting and very relevant challenge.  Do you have a sense of direction?  Do you know where you are going?  Do you know the way to get here?   [If not. what are you doing about it?]

“Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.”   Margot Asquith