Leadership
by Dreaded
Copyright© 2015 by Dreaded
True Story: A short ramble on what makes a leader
Tags: True
I have been asked many times over the years how I managed to lead crews, Employee's and teams so easily ... Whether it was a crew of 4 doing a complicated installation or a team of 200 doing a major project I have never had a problem getting the work done properly to the client's satisfaction ... This lead me in to a major thought mode and after my brain smoked out a bit I relaxed and thought about my experiences and where I went Right or wrong...
Who, why & what is a leader ... This is the most difficult question of all but it has a very simple answer -
A leader is some one who can take any situation in hand and make it work to a positive conclusion...
This may be the Mail clerk, the engineer, the Lawyer or the foreman of a road gang...
Let me go back a few years – when I joined the army I was a Naughty little 18yr old shit stirrer who had a bad attitude – Recruits course knocked the stuffing out of me and I joined my commando as a young man that knew I didn't know it all and had a lot to learn – I learnt very quickly and was given the responsibility to make decisions that my boss backed me up on and complimented me on...
Please note here – I was given the RESPONIBILITY and BACKED UP...
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