I'm trying to remind myself of the things I used to use and believe. So here's a compilation of my favorite quotes from leaders. I'm hoping it reminds me to get things done the way I need to.
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.
Nelson Mandela
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Peter Drucker
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
Colin Powell
You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.
Ken Blanchard
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Harry S. Truman
Get mad, then get over it.
Colin Powell
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”
― Colin Powell
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
How do you know when you're done?
How do you know when you're done? I mean really done. The kind of done where just walking out the door with the resounding sound of "Fck it" is the best option for you?
I guess if you're asking the question, it's probably close, but how do you know for sure? There are bad days everywhere, and that's to be expected. But when is a bad day, or a bad project just that?? And when is it just time to realize it'll never get better and to get the hell out???
That's my dilema. My gut says get the hell out, but my logical side is saying that I can stick it out and have it get better. But I dunno. These last few months have been horrible and I've absolutely hated where I work. But is it an anomaly or is it the way it is? The problem is no one knows.
People tell me never to make big decisions when times are bad. But I tend to think that how people react when how you are treated when times are bad is what really shows how people's true colours. If times are bad and people rally to help, it's great. If times are bad and people take the opportunity to kick you then that shows you're not working for leaders, you're working for a jackass.
So, I dunno. Am I done -- it feels that way. But maybe the place just needs a leader who'll chose to pick people up, not kick them. And maybe it's time for me to be that person.
Or, maybe I should listen to my gut and get out. The band still played on the Titanic as she was sinking. And the conductor wasn't a leader, he was someone who just didn't realize the true gravity of the situation. I don't want to be the guy who was conducting the band on the Titanic.
I guess if you're asking the question, it's probably close, but how do you know for sure? There are bad days everywhere, and that's to be expected. But when is a bad day, or a bad project just that?? And when is it just time to realize it'll never get better and to get the hell out???
That's my dilema. My gut says get the hell out, but my logical side is saying that I can stick it out and have it get better. But I dunno. These last few months have been horrible and I've absolutely hated where I work. But is it an anomaly or is it the way it is? The problem is no one knows.
People tell me never to make big decisions when times are bad. But I tend to think that how people react when how you are treated when times are bad is what really shows how people's true colours. If times are bad and people rally to help, it's great. If times are bad and people take the opportunity to kick you then that shows you're not working for leaders, you're working for a jackass.
So, I dunno. Am I done -- it feels that way. But maybe the place just needs a leader who'll chose to pick people up, not kick them. And maybe it's time for me to be that person.
Or, maybe I should listen to my gut and get out. The band still played on the Titanic as she was sinking. And the conductor wasn't a leader, he was someone who just didn't realize the true gravity of the situation. I don't want to be the guy who was conducting the band on the Titanic.
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