When we feel like we belong we feel connected and we feel safe. As humans we crave the feeling and we seek it out. - Simon Sinek

In weak organizations, without oversight, too many people will break the rules for personal gain. That's what makes the organizations weak. In strong organizations, people will break the rules because it is the right thing to do for others.

If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is, for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people. In some cases, they even sacrificed their people to protect or boost their own interests. This is what so viscerally offends us. We only accuse them of greed and excess when we feel they have violated the very definition of what it means to be a leader.

The Wright brothers, Apple and Dr. King are just three examples. Harley-Davidson, Disney and Southwest Airlines are three more. John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan were also able to inspire.