Being capable isn’t celebrated or embraced or rewarded handsomely or, often, even noticed these days. We prefer to celebrate the valiant, charismatic leader who speaks confidently of his vision of what should come next. We don’t always care who is doing the concrete work to which his grand gestures allude. We don’t demand that he demonstrate a clear understanding of the practical tasks and hurdles that lie in the path he’s laid out. “Just make it happen” is what he tells anyone who asks, and that sounds bold and brave to us. Somehow, daring to insist that someone else do the work is admirable
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