The Impact of Leadership in Resource Management

In “The Fundamental Role of Large-Scale Trust Building in Natural Resource Management”, Karni Marcus discussed how it is possible to influence the motivations of people, particularly in large groups, to protect the environment. The essay can best be discussed in contrasting the leadership of two diametrically opposed approaches to resource and people management.

As an elected official in one of the most diverse counties in Washington State, Ron Sims, who had a background in the sciences, leve...