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> "The true measure of leadership is influence -- nothing more,
nothing
> less." -- John Maxwell
Well, that's awfully cute, but for every leader there are ten managers
pushing his butt out the door. There are a bunch of cute and naive quotes on
this subject, I'll not address them all for fear of getting stuck in the
goo.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Plato [SMTP:intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com]
>
> And its the core of why being a butt-kissing, non-technical lame-ass will
> get you nowhere in the long run. Yeah, you may charm your way into some
> pathetic middle-management job. But eventually, stupidity catches up with
> you.
>
I have not seen this trend . . ..
> Now, that is a rather broad oversimplification. However, it explains why
> so many companies have so many bad people. They focus on managing things
> vs. motivating people. Personally, I don't mind being motivated, its being
> managed that ruffles my feathers.
>
If so many companies have so many bad people, how can the hypothesis that
butt-kissers get nowhere in the long run be correct? Doesn't this thought
contradict the previous one? (I agree with the sentiment, I really do wish
it were this way . . . and I've tried to make it so . . . but my head is
bleeding because the brick wall is many layers thick . . ..)
I grant you, there are a few companies out there that value leadership,
motivated do-ers. However, their voices are drowned out by the multitude of
companies where the sycophants rule the roost . . ..
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