<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Too few leaders understand the style of benevolent... > Too few leaders understand the style of benevolent governing that sets the best in people free. Creating an organic creative culture takes patience and a true understanding of the importance of freedom and respect. {{Control and domination do yield some results, but are not the tools of the master-crafters who are fueled by freedom and passion.}} {{True brilliance is wild and messy, not obedient or orderly.}} Control and greed; what more can be said—this is the 20th century summed up. Control and greed should be the definition for poor leadership. {{Fostering and partaking in the rare brilliance of a truly creative culture is an art-craft—not business.}} The human resources department needs to be seen as the "Holy-of-Holies" in the corporate temple. Employees should be respected above all — especially above single dimensional profits. If there is no respect for the employees, then you have the wrong employees or the wrong management, or both. {{Freedom, respect and commonwealth form the triad par excellence of any healthy relationship or creative culture.}} **Source:** [[books/Various Writings|Various Writings]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->