It takes a leader to talk the walk
And a manager to walk the talk.
Carriages are good cos they carry the coal, but its the rail engine that drives them to their destination.
Well.. I was in a project leadership course today :P
The guy started off with a quote by Omar Bradshaw, "Its easy being a leader, its getting people to follow you thats tough!" and chipped in with Eisenhower's "Plans are useless, but Planning is good"
And then the participants did their bit...
"Rome wasnt built in a day.. It took time to convince those Romans!"
Maslow and Herzberg came out from their graves in my masters coursebook today; X, Y and Z stopped their association with algebra to become theories in themselves; blah blah blah.
After spending a day in classroom, I learnt a thing or two about leadership; or so I think.. And definitely learnt a thing or two about gujjus! I had the honour of meeting yet another specimen (used to be the favorite word for one of my school teachers) today.
The icing on the cake was the last exercise for the day. Doing the exercise, we made as many leadership errors that we were taught to avoid the whole day.
Perspectives changed; Practicality didnt!
And then I realised why the 40-80 year old theories are still taught, again and again and again, in vain. And I looked back at the thousands of years' worth of "sayings" with respect.
Its so easy to say things!
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