In Niccolo Machiavellis most precise words, Men hesitate less to injure a man who makes himself loved than

to injure one who makes himself feared, for their love is held by a chain of obligation which, because of men's wickedness, is broken on every occasion for the sake of selfish profit; but their fear is secured by a dread of punishment. This helps support the idea that all successful leaders, except for royalty, throughout history were not born respected. Respect is a hard thing to come by in this world, and as such, it must be earned over the course of ones life. The only thing we can really gain from others is respect, in all of its different forms. Respect is almost always a necessity when placed in a position of leadership; but the challenge of a successful leader is the route he or she takes in achieving this respect. Additionally, a leader is only as powerful as the opinions of his subordinates. To be a successful leader, one needs to be both the puppet and the puppet master of his or her subordinates. To elaborate, a leader has to make the decision to find respect in one of two ways, fear or love. In the era of the first and second world wars, many leaders found respect through fear rather than love. Adolf Hitler is an excellent example of how strong fear can become, for through fear, Hitler had thousands cohere to his policies and laws. That emotion that people felt for Hitler was so extreme, that he may have actually stood a chance at gaining total control very fast... if it wasnt for one thing... Love; a word that has eluded the understanding of even the most insightful philosophers in all of time. Love has a better chance of garnishing respect and loyalty than fear alone due to its softer and more agreeable nature. When a leader only uses the tactic of fear to gain control, there is a much greater chance of rebellion among those he or she is responsible for. The fear of the leader will almost always garner respect; but when that leader is not around, the fear diminishes, and the respect along with it. For example, an employees boss is running late to work, making him absent from the job-site, and the employee seizes the opportunity and engages in otherwise disdainful behavior due to the lack of fear of ramification. This fear acts like a training tool- when workers are put into a leaderless environment, their persona changes. All in all, fear seems to be garner a more temporary respect for an employer. Conversely, when an employer eminates only compassion and love for his employees, that employer is more likely to become taken advantage of. Love allows our self-conscious to believe that one can repeatedly ask for forgiveness from a bad action, and always be forgiven. That feeling comes from unconditional love, to which most of us were surrounded by through the stages of life. The love parents feel for their children, aunts for nieces and nephews, and brothers for sisters is unconditional. Although this unconditional love is the ideal form of love, we cannot always say that an employer will have that kind of love for his employees, rather a tough love would be administered. Nevertheless, when the proper sense of love is felt towards an employer he or she neednt be in the room for the employee to continue to be responsible. In order to become truly successful and respected, a mix of love and fear should be present. This avoids the issues of being taken advantage of, or becoming only powerful when present. Respect attained by means of fear, is only a temporary state of obedience. Love needs to be present because when one is loved, choices and decisions are made with the other in mind. Additionally, having love in a relationship creates a sense of comfort within ones surroundings making the mind calmer. In working conditions, having a calm mind will be a much more successful way to approach tasks and secure the completion of them. These qualities that love brings into the realm of a follower-leader relationship is complemented by fear. Except this fear is different from the traditional sense that we have come to know. This fear dwells in our subconscious, which is constantly reminding us of the importance of those we love. This frightens us into not disappointing someone, because of the fear of losing them. This type of fear is more passive, but just as powerful as the fear invoked by Hitler himself. Love and fear are present in any day-to-day relationship. The relationship of husband and wife, for instance, contains many elements of the employer and worker relationship. The absence of fear in a relationship would cause an imbalance of power in the relationship. At the same time, the absence of

love would cause a dysfunctional and trust-less relationship. Everyone knows that a relationship cannot run properly with the absence of trust. This is another instance of how a mixture of the two, love and fear, should be present in any relationship. Every business, personal, and subordinate relationship is, of course, different because of the people involved. They are all run differently by the person in control; some with a greater amount of fear-based respect, and some with more of a love-based respect. The amount of success they bring can only truly be based on the people involved, but also personal opinion, logic, and historical evidence can facilitate presumptions as well. So when choosing the attitude in which to enter a companionship, I would rather have a relationship based on love rather than fear, because in the end its the loved ones that matter most.