Quote Originally Posted by MMI View Post
When the chips are down and the stakes are real, what does it take to be a leader?

I would be interested in people's views as to how people who accept high levels of responsibility should behave when disaster strikes. Should people in authority place themselves at risk in order to save others? Alternatively, should they attempt to secure their own safety first so that they can co-ordinate the rescue of the rest afterwards?
I believe that depends entirely on the situation. If you are talking about the Italien ship, certainly the captain should have stayed to organise matters.