Leaders who fail to provide true and proper command, inspiration and strategic vision for their followers leave a battered organization. I have
revolted against athletic coaches, principals and political leaders.

You and they need the flame you provide for their leadership. Hollow leadership is a failed leadership.
With all of these dire consequences hollow ship, why would they ever fail to fulfill their leadership responsibilities? The answer is often quite simple. Either they think they have the option of not changing, or they know that change should take place but somehow cannot execute it.

If you notice birds in flight the leadership is past back and forth, not so in mammals that much except with Cetacea family. I'm not in the "Top Dog" family concept of leadership even being a "silver back' aged primate that I am.

Socrates rejected the materialistic view of leadership as did others

"I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live."

I take Politicians with a grain of salt because they are a fish that need to
be salted in order to taste and digested for they all too human
just like us and I do not follow the "school"

I admire a few politicians but most are frontmen and don't follow
what leadership means which is having

... a high degree of self-knowledge.
....are willing to hear unpleasant messages.
..... Are able to tolerate uncertainty.
.....Maintain clear and logical thought under great pressure.
.....Know when to lead and when to recede.
....Pride themselves on operating at high standards of performance.
.....Have, and can create in others, a healthy sense of urgency.
.....Seek solution-oriented feedback with which to adjust performance.
......Do not have to be right all the time.

Very few politicians do this,
some CEOs do like Steven Jobs and others
but that is another kind of leadership vs political leadership
and you can't fire them like you can in a democracy which
levels they playing field.

So I guess I have to say ..... I still don't trust politicians
and vote.