Our God who is in heaven, I thank you for being in my life. You have been gracious to me & you have watched over me. I thank you for giving me the gift of life & the use of all my limbs. I thank you for giving me a place to call home. I thank you for giving me people who love & care about me. I thank you for each day that I see the light of day. I thank you for who you are in my life. Amen!
Are you feeling low & cringing at the thought of yet another Monday? Exclaiming is it Monday again! Do you wake up each morning & ask yourself do I really need to go to work? Do you get sudden heartaches any time your superior calls you for an impromptu meeting?
Do you hide behind the paperwork anytime assignments are being handed out at work? Do you catch your breath every time when your superior is choosing someone to do the work presentation? Well, don’t look for me for answers. I have sailed on the same boat with plenty of leaking holes.
I was merely asking, noting that this are questions I have also asked myself a number of times. We do fall short of the greatness that is meant to grace our presence. In a family set up, as a man you are expected a be the holder of the fiery torch & wielder of the spear of destiny.
As a man you are expected to be the leader, the provider, the protector, the comforter & so on. You are asking how does this apply to the work environment. Well, at the work place you are to be the one who knows the way, shows the way & goes the way hence leadership.
Whenever the work place is to thrive a client needs to be there for services to be rendered. In addition, a remuneration is required to one who provides the service hence being the provider. At the time a situation gets out of hand, you are the one who shields your juniors from their heads being bitten off by an angry party.
If in the event of a presentation being done in your stead or that of the company or work place & it doesn’t go as planned. It is not the time to throw your junior under the bus but rather bit the bullet together with them, as you are meant to be a team hence the protector.
Everyone has emotions & there are times that they may overwhelm them to the point that functionality & productivity comes to a standstill. The morale of the person who is not performing can be uplifted. If one is unwell, it is not the time to curse them out hence being the comforter.
I am not stating that this is exhaustive but merely pointing out the relation that we need to understand & come to terms with it. It is quite evident that most times a boss usually gives orders & is a “know it all” kind of person & his/her voice is the only one to be heard.
A true leader does ignite a spark in you to do more & be more. It is common place for a boss to focus on the statistics & results, while a leader sees when a person needs to hear a good word to boost their mood/morale. It is notable that when you are an employer you can either be a boss, a leader of both.
One thing to take into consideration is that a good boss is a good leader. Did you know that you don’t inspire your teammates by showing them how amazing you are; you inspire them by showing how amazing they are. “Followers think & talk about their problems. Leaders think & talk about the solutions - Brian Tracy”.
You ought to chat out loud that you are a leader & not a boss. Let me break it down to the common traits that differentiate one as being a leader or a boss: A boss knows everything; a leader admits mistakes. A boss tells people what to do, a leader shows how to do things.
A boss criticizes, a leader gives advice. A boss demands respect; a leader earns & deserves respect. A boss rules with threats, a leader shows human kindness. A boss relies on word of mouth; a leader fact finds. As Arnold H. Glasow once stated that a good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.
As I have said before to easily understand the character of a person, watch how they treat a waiter will reveal who they are or how they treat those who can’t do anything for them. If you are an employer, you need to check yourself. If you are someone who thinks it is okay to shout at your employees or juniors, you need to hold your tongue.
It is important to understand that this are also people who have emotions that can get hurt. If you are one to play the blame game against your juniors when a wrong is done, you need to own up & help in cleaning the mess. If you are one who likes to bark orders within the job arena like a dog with rabies, you have to compose yourself & be gentle with those under you.
If you are one who only goes with what is whispered in your ears, instead of hard cold facts you better get your head straight & work with the full information & not the words slipping off the deceiving tongue. If you are one who assumes that you hold all knowledge like Apollo the Greek god, you better know that no one is an island.
When you lift others to soar like an eagle, you shall all rise like the phoenix & achieve what you have set in your mind. Be that one who is able to uplift the moral of those who work with you rather than proclaim yourself to be a demigod. The choice lies with you as to what & who you are!
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