Question

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists; when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves."- Laozi
what is the meaning of this quote, who wrote it and what were they like, and what belief system did this quote belong to and why

Answer 1

The correct answer is Lao Tzu wrote the quote.  

Lao Tzu was an ancient Chinese philosopher and the quote belong to Taoism.

The meaning of the quote is the following.  

A good leader has to set the example and let their people do the things that need to be done. The evidence that he is a good leader is when he lets his people do their job alone, without the presence of a boss that is always at their backs. So when they finish the task at hand, the followers/employees can have the satisfaction to say that they reach the goal on their own. Under the supervision of the leader who is ultimately responsible of the group, but people have the freedom to do things their way.

 

Answer 2

I only have the answer to the second part of the question and the answer is:

The meaning of this quote is that a leader must stay hidden, while still leading his people without them knowing they’re being led; since they do not know they’re being led by their leader, they will think they did things themselves when really, they were influenced by their leader to do these things.

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