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This issue began to flash not when remembering the conversation with the aforementioned leader, but when seeing the division and harassment in Lithuanian social networks before and after the first round of the Seimas elections. Does the party really represent the interests of Lithuanian, Polish and Russian citizens, led by an incredulous and committed leader, worthy of such contempt? Are Catholics, for whom family is the marriage of a man and a woman, really “stinky leaven”? And the liberal youth – larvae of the left? All these and many other different and unique people, Lithuanian citizens, seem to have a common goal: a better Lithuania. Right, better for everyone else.
It must be recognized that the pursuit of a common goal and unity contributed to G. Nausėda’s victory in the presidential elections. Many were not intimidated by I. Šimonytė herself, but by the fierce interest groups behind her. It is true that what was strength before the election became G. Nausėda’s weakness after the election. The role of Cat Leopold did not impress political opponents.
I wonder, isn’t it just the external enemy that can unite us? Sometimes it seems, and no longer can. Why is my conviction of my justice so strong? What bets? What is it for?
As I work abroad for a while and watch this fight, I marvel at the strong resistance that seems even more evident from afar. Maybe they are just distorted mirrors of social networks and media? Fireplaces where journalists and the media are happy to carry firewood? Of course, this is not unique to Lithuania today. The situation is even more complicated in the United States.
I wonder, isn’t it just the external enemy that can unite us? Sometimes it seems, and no longer can. Why is my conviction of my justice so strong? What bets? What is it for? There is no single answer here. Who enjoys accumulated influence and easily manipulates his followers; to whom true devotion to a believed value overcomes the emptiness of life; and who honestly sees the threat and strives to protect the world from destruction. Each of these people can be understood, and in the end, they are just a person with their own advantages and disadvantages, and of course, interests. Which can sometimes be very pragmatic.
Let’s get back to the organization. Mobilizing a team by showing the enemy on the outside can be a cure for internal competition, fragmentation, and indifference. However, it is a short-term measure based on external motivation (to defend against a threat or the desire to defeat). The long-term approach is a consensus on purpose, mission, and meaning. I wonder what our mission is as Lithuanian citizens on this earth (I hope not to eradicate or change those who think differently).
And even if we manage to unite everyone for a common goal, there will always be people who will raise their own ambitions (which means lack of something: money, influence, self-esteem, recognition, importance) above teams, organizations, states.
Dr. Alisa Miniotaitė is an expert in management and leadership, UAB “Founder of Alisa Management Laboratory, Head of the Leadership Program at ISM University of Management and Economics
Commentary posted on “Leader’s Dilemma” news radio show
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