Business Experience for President of USA

I was watching the democratic Presidential debate today on CNN. There was one question from Wolf, the host of the show from CNN that said since both the democratic candidates (Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama) do not have experiences in managing business so how they think they will be successful in managing the Presidency of the United States of America.

I was just amazed at the rationale of the question. The President of the United States of America is the most powerful political position in today’s world. It is too presumptuous to think that a business experience is required to be successful in being the President.

The most powerful political position needs a vision, a vision that can unite all the people of this country to a common cause, a vision that can ignite people to give their best in achieving and sharing the vision. The President need not be answerable to the shareholders as it happens in a business but a President need to look after the interest of the common citizen and the entire Nation. A President need not necessarily think of making profit that is the hallmark of any business but a President needs to create the infrastructure that drives the entrepreneurial spirit of the country.

Back in India, President Abdul Kalam was not a businessman. However, his vision of “Developed India” by 2020 reverberated with most of its citizen. This vision created a ripple of positive energy that flowed throughout the country. That’s the hallmark of a leader and that should be the hallmark of the President of the most powerful country of the world.