Why RateALeader.com?
The mission of RateALeader.com is to enhance the quality of leadership, and ultimately our human condition, by facilitating the exchange of information (e.g., opinion, leadership enhancement resources) among leadership's constituents. With this exchange, our objective is to provide more insight about the determinants of leadership success and, ultimately, provide a means for successful leaders to become models for aspiring or struggling leaders.

Effective leaders are effective because they engage people to change conditions or the course of events. Over the long term, effective leaders either change conditions or the course of events in a way that is satisfactory to their constituents, or they do not, and their success or failure is quite transparent. For instance, over the course of five years, a corporate chief executive either increases shareholder value to an acceptable degree or he or she does not.

Over the shorter term, however, their success or failure is not so transparent. Even with high profile leaders, we have difficulty determining whether they are on a path to success or failure. To date, while it is an overstatement to say there has been no microscope on our leaders, there has not been a forum for those with microscopes to share their views with others. RateALeader.com is that forum and we invite you to share your opinions about your political, corporate, and sports leaders, and access resources to enhance the practice of leadership.


How can RateALeader.com's ratings benefit leaders?
In essence, RateALeader.com is a real-time report card for leaders. Their ultimate success as a leader depends on how effectively they engage people to change conditions or the course of events. RateALeader.com provides them with detailed feedback about their perceived level of overall effectiveness and their perceived strength or weakness in key leadership areas.


Are RateALeader.com's rating scientific?
RateALeader.com ratings are mathematically calculated, with equal weighting (i.e., 11.1111%) accorded to each of the nine questions used in rating a leader and each user's rating given equal weighting to every other user's rating.

But unlike traditional scientific polls of sample populations specifically designed to reflect the opinion of the total population, RateALeader.com's ratings are not scientific. RateALeader.com is merely a forum for the exchange of opinions. Over time, as the number of RateALeader.com ratings of a particular leader increases as a proportion of the total population of that leader's constituents, one may argue that the ratings begin to accurately reflect the views of the total population of a leader's constituents.


Can I rate any leader I choose?
No. RateALeader.com believes that fairness requires you to be a "constituent" of the leader you rate.

• A constituent of a political leader means that the political leader represents the municipality, district, or state (or country in the case of the U.S. President, his Vice President, and his cabinet members) in which the user is qualified (but not necessarily registered) to vote.
• A constituent of a corporate leader means that the user is a shareholder or employee of the leader's corporation, or consumer of goods or services produced by the leader's corporation.
• A constituent of a sports team coach or owner means that the user is a fan or employee of the coach's or owner's organization.