RE: Who is YOUR leader? How are you leading?
Stopping by to support one of your posts @soyrosa. I first went to the one on Genghis Khan (but it was past payout …), as I still recall the impression left on me of reading the biography of his life. What a "force of nature!"
Been years ago, but he set back the entire Moslem empire at the height of its Middle Ages glory. Why? One of the Persian (?) princes had humiliated some of his ambassadors sent to that part of the world. More than once. So … He sent one last ambassador with one last brief note, “… I am coming!” I don’t know if any more terrifying words were ever written, once history recorded was that resulted in. He moved the “Golden Horde” across the Himalayas, in the middle of winter and was on their “doorstep” the following Spring. He systematically decimated city, after city, even changing the course of rivers to flow over where once there had been a proud city …
Oh, wait! Yes, I am supposed to be commenting on this one ... And leadership ... 😊 And most likely not the kind displayed by Genghis Khan … 😉
”I'm still processing the news more than 20 hours later, but the word leadership is constantly echoing in the back of my mind …”
In all seriousness, like you, I am still processing … I will be writing about this in my next post. And, for the first time, I have some real concerns about the future. Not intending to be too alarmist, as I am still here, but a lot for me to think about with all the news coming in, offers from BlockTrades to take over some aspects of development, etc. …
You write well about leaders. In my long career, I have served under many. Rare at the ones who you can admire and respect. Who can inspire us and bring out the best in us.
Far more common are the ones like the one I am now resolutely determined to get away from …
Well, gotta run. Until we “meet” again @soyrosa, all the best to you for a better tomorrow!
Hahaha - thanks for this comment @roleerob!
I'm glad you liked the Genghis Khan post - he was an amazing persona in our history and there's so many stories about this figure... I still need to read his biography - which one did you read? I'm sure it will speak to the imagination... You sort of 'feel' the history of the land when traveling through Mongolia. It's an amazing place to visit.
About leadership... Yes. Process. Write. I'm curious what your take is. I guess every leader in the end is just human and we project some sort of unrealistic expectations on them - they are never perfect, but neither are we if we expect them to be and are unwilling to share our insights. Of course, some are 'really bad', like the one you described in your post - if they make you sick you should get away from the as fast as you can :-)
Home after “another day in paradise” @soyrosa … And catching up a bit.
Just read, at a more leisurely pace, your Genghis Khan statue post. You must be quite the adventurer! Your profile indicates you are in the Netherlands. So … Mongolia is not just around the corner … 😉 You likely have another post somewhere about what inspired you to do this.
Great question. I wish I could answer, but it has been many years since I read it. As you can see from my original reply, though, it left a lasting impression. He was arguably the greatest military conqueror of all time. One more little tidbit, to whet your appetite to find his biography and read it, now that you have been in his homeland:
He was the son of the chief of his tribe and barely survived his childhood. As a young man (Temujin), he began to relentlessly and ruthlessly unite all of the other Mongolian tribes under one banner. During one of these tribal takeovers, the other tribe’s best warrior was surrounding by his men and prepared to fight to the death- Subutai. Genghis Khan spared his life and he became his greatest general.
In the campaign referenced above, Genghis Khan gave him his best warriors to pursue the Persian prince who had provoked him the most “to the ends of the earth.” Army after army was raised up by this man as he tried to escape. Subutai destroyed them all and pursued him to some island where he died or was killed (don’t remember) …
Later, Subutai led an invasion of Europe and was never defeated. He was steadily advancing, but finally turned away, when news reached him of the death of Genghis Khan …
So, how good is my memory? Well, if you ever find that biography and read it, then please tell me! 😉
I have supervised people since 1984 @soyrosa. First, I would say there is a very significant difference between the words leader and manager. I have been around some pretty good managers, which are comparatively more common. A good leader is rare ...
The best leaders inspire us to follow them. They lead by example. The don't just talk about it, they do it, i.e. they are people of integrity. The simplest definition of integrity? Your actions align very closely with your words. Ultimately builds the essential cornerstone of a great team - trust. Ever read the book, "The Speed of Trust?"
So ... Leaders inspire us to do what? The best leaders have a clear idea of where they are, where they want to be, and how they propose to get there. They have to be able to communicate the vision of what they see and encourage "the troops" through the inevitable challenges they will face along the way ...
An essential part of good communication is leaders need to be very good listeners and "receive" what was "sent." They are then very effective at taking anything remotely close to an objection or concern about whatever the latest challenge is and helping their team through it. How? By seeing it differently than they are capable of on their own ...
As for us here on the Steem blockchain - what kind of a man is Ned? And what about somebody named Dan? Don't personally know, as I have only been actively involved "in here" since May (never been online before May ...) and have not had the time to track any of it down. Likely you know far more about these people, as I see you were at SteemFest 3? What are your impressions of them?
Well, that's quick "off the top" and I could write for awhile, but don't wish to overdo it ... 😉
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