Why it is important to have a smart leader that can read and learn

I find that often, after someone has been in a leadership position for a while, would become accustomed to being an authority on everything. While this is helpful in presenting an image of unwavering certainty about decisions the long term affect of it appears to be a fear of uncertainty.

President Barack Obama, a new leader in the world, is showing refreshing openness to learning and leveraging people he has access to. By consulting Sun Microsystem's Scott McNealy, Obama is learning about open source software from an industry veteran on a key sector of the I.T. industry.

Unfortunately McNealy's response was less informative and more evangelical, nonetheless I am sure Obama will enquire other great minds in the I.T. industry to get an accurate view of what open source means for his government and country.