Big boss gave a rare informal sharing in office yesterday. Before the talk, he said that he is sharing as an individual. There were many interesting points I remembered.
The first anecdote he shared was Colin Powell's answer to a 2nd Lieutenant who asked Powell what is the secret to becoming a general. Powell said to work hard and deliver results everyday. The 2LT was excited and said that was all needed to be a general? Powell's reply was that was all you need to be a 1ST Lieutenant and you have to do it over and over again until you become a general.
The 2nd point I remembered he emphasised was the maxim "Do not reject tasks". It has now become a running joke in the office whenever our supervisor assigns us a new job. We look at each other and say "do not reject the task!"
The 3rd point I remembered was the readings he recommended. The 1st was the book "Talent is Overrated" and the 2nd was a HBR article titled "Managing Your Boss".
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"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership"
Quote by Colin Powell.
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