Effective Leadership

[Lucius Lovejoy]

On 10/29/2017 at 6:38 AM, Bernie Mac said:

Did he do that great of a job?

"And King's Landing is not, as we both know perfectly well. While Father plays lion and fawn with the Stark boy, Renly marches up the roseroad. He could be at our gates any day now!"

"The city will not fall in a day. 

 

It seems after all his work King Landing is no more secure than it was the day he got there when it should have been able to hold out for more than a day.

 

He does little to defend the walls or improve the defences of Kings Landing, instead focusing on the water despite Renly having no actual Navy

 

Another smith spoke up. "Her Grace commanded us to make chainmail and armor, swords and daggers and axes, all in great numbers. For arming her new gold cloaks, m'lord."

"That work can wait," Tyrion said. "The chain first."

 

And his leadership style is not to work with people. but to play games with them and work against them. They are some of the best chapters of the series, were he is working against the current Regent and King, as well as the smallfolk, expect Varys who he seems to trust the most,  and removing people he thinks loyal to Cersei. 

 

He did a good job, like Stannis defending Storm's End during Robert's Rebellion, bit I would hardly call it one of the five best leadership displays in the (known) history of Westeros. 

 

On 10/29/2017 at 0:14 AM, Ralphis Baratheon said:

2. Setting the Westerlands to rights and reestablishing strong Lannister rule there for all to see. Which helped land him the position of Hand of the King. With his first term as Hand of the King Westeros was not only peaceful, for the most part, but prosperous under his leadership. So much so that many believed the man defecated currency.

Agreed with both of the above.

I also believe Ramsay exhibits excellent leadership qualities in taking the north for Roose, even though he is a total taint crumb.

[James Fenimore Cooper XXII]

On 10/7/2017 at 10:34 PM, The Transporter said:

Listed below are what I consider to be the best examples of capable leadership within the novels.

1. Formation of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.  (Aegon Targaryen)
2. Unification of the wildlings under one king.  (Mance Rayder)
3. Successfully leading the khalasar through the Red Waste.  (Daenerys Targaryen)
4. Defending King's Landing against Stannis.  (Tyrion Lannister)
5. Relocating the Targaryen family from Valyria to Dragonstone.  (Aenar Targaryen)

 

 

 

 

 

On 10/21/2017 at 0:46 AM, Agent Orange said:

6 - Dany planning and leading the rescue of the eunuch slave soldiers from their oppressors in Astapor.

7 - Walder Frey's leadership helped his house recover from the political mess left behind by his father's association with the Butterwells.  He made his family even more wealthy with his good business skills.

8 - Barristan in Mereen.  He took over the government and organized the city for battle.

 

On 10/28/2017 at 11:30 PM, Dorian Martell's son said:

6: Breaking the siege of and retaking riverrun and Defeating the westerland army and pillaging the countryside (Robb Stark)

All examples of fine leadership.  The best act of leadership, in my opinion, is Dany's rescue of the unsullied from their masters in Astapor. 

Honorable mention:  Tyrion took charge when Penny and Jorah got dysfunctional outside Meereen.  He was thinking for the three of them and got everybody out of trouble.  Small in scope but still good leadership.