April 25, 2014

Leadership is Hard

I heard a group of people talking about their boss this week and this is what they said:

“He is a caring and compassionate man.”
“He loves his family, he loves his staff and he thinks of his staff like they are family.”
“He wakes up every day wanting to inspire people and do great things”
“His people are so loyal. They would do anything to protect him.”
“He provides the right balance of idealism and reality.”
“He personally takes on all of the weight of problems”
“He has a great sense of humor and keeps the work place upbeat.”
“He is a consummate professional and seems to always be prepared”
“He doesn’t want to disappoint people and his people really don’t want to disappoint him.”

These comments almost sounds too good to be true. It is hard being the leader. It is especially hard balancing the role of being a cheerleader while also stoking the flames of excellence. Balancing the needs of millennials and also the Gen X’ers can drive a leader “bonkers.”

I really like the first three comments – If you are a caring and compassionate leader, who loves and treats his staff like family and you wake up every day wanting to inspire and do great work…then I think the rest falls into place.


What are the positive attributes about the person that leads you?

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