What makes a leader?

superbeast

superbeast

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This can be about anything.
As you know, i like politics.
But also have experience in management like i know a few people here do.
So what makes a leader?
 
I will start with this. politics
Seriously, so what if he says dumb shit on twitter.
What other leader do you ever see being so candid? He says what he believes and doesnt hide it from anyone.
II have lots of work stories that i can share too, but i am watching this now.
i dont give a fuck who says it but his words are common sense, no?
Look at the last few months. This guy has met with everybody! Making plans. Deals. But somehow the narrative is he does nothing. I have never seen so many meeting with different groups.
If Justin Trudeau would put this much effort into Canada i would get over the fact that he is a piece of shit and cheer him on too.

 
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superbeast said:
If Justin Trudeau would put this much effort into Canada i would get over the fact that he is a piece of shit and cheer him on too.
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If Justin Trudeau put in that level of effort, it would not be constructive progress, it would be very destructive and fuck us all. I am totally ok with Trudeau doing nothing. Keep taking photo ops and making PR appearances. The less time he has to change/create policies, or talk with foreign leaders.. the better. stay at home Trudy, donā€™t wanna get covid now :)
 
A leader isnt afraid to take a bullet.
A leader stands in the Frontline.
A leader isnt afraid to say when there wrong.
A leader isnt afriad to stand for whats right for mankind.
A leader will fuck up. Admit it then fix it.
A leader is honest .is not afriad to tell it like it is.
A leader is loved by his people.
......i know right you guys are thinkin i was the leader there weren't yeh , dats cause i awsome!!!!! šŸ˜‰šŸ˜‰
 
Cumminstech2 said:
If Justin Trudeau put in that level of effort, it would not be constructive progress, it would be very destructive and fuck us all. I am totally ok with Trudeau doing nothing. Keep taking photo ops and making PR appearances. The less time he has to change/create policies, or talk with foreign leaders.. the better. stay at home Trudy, donā€™t wanna get covid now :)
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but he needs to go back to parliament so he can feel the consequences of his recent actions (gun ban for example), probably wont have shit happen to him though the conservatives are spineless.

what makes a true leader? literally trump. Says what he thinks, no fucks giving on your feel feels, tries his best to keep promises made, not afraid to show other countries whos boss (china, north korea, canada LOL), has a smoking hot wife err wait thats irrelevant, can make orders without worrying about being seen as politically incorrect, doesnt pander to anyone like trudumb.

I see a orange glow in the distance the libtards are about to lynch us, prepare for battle!
 
That is weird...lol
I was just thinking about making a post on the difference between a "Boss" and a "Leader" in the workplace.
A boss is a delegated position. Someone above you decides to give you a promotion, you are now the boss. A boss is not necessarily a leader, in fact many times a boss is not a leader.
In the workplace a janitor, an admin person, a supervisor, a person in general labor etc. etc can be a leader. A leader does not have to be in a position of authority.
A leader is the person in the room and when they speak people are listening and paying attention. A leader is someone that you see others start to become like.
When others are speaking, people are looking at the leader to see their reactions and if they are appearing to agree with or not agree with what that speaker is saying.
A leader will listen and provide insight, or just listen and say nothing.
A leader is not always leading in the positive though. You can have a leader that is not looking out for the best of all people.
It can be good or bad.
I said one day in a meeting with a group that they are all potential leaders, some thought they all were able to get into a position of authority in the chain of command.
That is not the case, you can be a leader with no chain of command at all.
A leader is someone people turn to in tough times and good times, just hope and pray that person that got into the leader realm have the best intentions.
Anyway I could go on and on, at the end of the day, because you are a boss in a position, it definitely does not make you a leader.
 
Empathy, a great leader has a strong awareness of others and what makes them tick, and ability to understand how they are feeling. A good leader will use this to empower others and bring them up.
A bad leader will capitalize on this and use it to bring people down even further and manipulate feelings. I like this thread, I am interested to hear what others think. Good food for thought.
 
ironwill said:
Empathy, a great leader has a strong awareness of others and what makes them tick, and ability to understand how they are feeling. A good leader will use this to empower others and bring them up.
A bad leader will capitalize on this and use it to bring people down even further and manipulate feelings. I like this thread, I am interested to hear what others think. Good food for thought.
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I was thinking about it while writing up a cover letter yesterday for a job i probably wont even pursue. Would be a good position, just cant decide what i want to do.
I will add some experiences ive had at some point while working at a terribly managed company.
 
superbeast said:
I was thinking about it while writing up a cover letter yesterday for a job i probably wont even pursue. Would be a good position, just cant decide what i want to do.
I will add some experiences ive had at some point while working at a terribly managed company.
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most large, reputable Think Tanks have arms-length branches that will spice-up your resume for free.

i recently sentbmy resume to one such organization based in washington D.C. and after i got my feedback and re-worked reaume in my email the top manager called to tell me about areas that i could take free online courses to support my weak areas.
 
I like this topic, thought about it some more...
Motivating, a leader is motivating for sure. Again, hopefully for the right reasons.
A leader should have a vision as well with big picture thinking, not just next step.
A leader will take risks, but here is the kicker. If things go well a great leader will always point outward and give credit to the folks they are leading everytime without fail.
If the risk fails, a great leader will look in the mirror everytime and see his part in this and not point out at everyone else. A great leader will see things failing and take steps to rectify, not take their finger off the pulse.
 
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Looks to be some great stuff here Bags. You know I like to exercise my grey matter with the science based stuff but the things you post that have an eastern influence are what bring my brain into the overtraining zone, I'm gonna need a nap before I have a serious look at either one of these.

Cheers Bud.
 
ironwill said:
That is weird...lol
I was just thinking about making a post on the difference between a "Boss" and a "Leader" in the workplace.
A boss is a delegated position. Someone above you decides to give you a promotion, you are now the boss. A boss is not necessarily a leader, in fact many times a boss is not a leader.
In the workplace a janitor, an admin person, a supervisor, a person in general labor etc. etc can be a leader. A leader does not have to be in a position of authority.
A leader is the person in the room and when they speak people are listening and paying attention. A leader is someone that you see others start to become like.
When others are speaking, people are looking at the leader to see their reactions and if they are appearing to agree with or not agree with what that speaker is saying.
A leader will listen and provide insight, or just listen and say nothing.
A leader is not always leading in the positive though. You can have a leader that is not looking out for the best of all people.
It can be good or bad.
I said one day in a meeting with a group that they are all potential leaders, some thought they all were able to get into a position of authority in the chain of command.
That is not the case, you can be a leader with no chain of command at all.
A leader is someone people turn to in tough times and good times, just hope and pray that person that got into the leader realm have the best intentions.
Anyway I could go on and on, at the end of the day, because you are a boss in a position, it definitely does not make you a leader.
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Perfect.
You got it exactly right.
I just hired a kid back who has worked for me on and off for years. Another guy was supposed to be taking charge in the front. Other guy first day already had the front end staff listening to him, following what he wanted. Other guy could never get anyone to listen or respect.
New kid is a leader.
 
superbeast said:
I was thinking about it while writing up a cover letter yesterday for a job i probably wont even pursue. Would be a good position, just cant decide what i want to do.
I will add some experiences ive had at some point while working at a terribly managed company.
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My thought is never say anything remotely negative about anyplace you have worked in the past.
I personally never hire anyone that does. I try to hire people who have a positive outlook.
 
A great mentor of mine taught me that a leadership must have Clarity, Alignment and Focus

Clarity - be able to articulate a clear vision of what they want to achieve

Alignment- The ability to get everyone to agree and buy into the goal/objective

Focus - The ability to follow through and get things done in the face of distractions.

Pretty straight forward....


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So we have BLM protests/riots in many western countries right now. Canada, US, Germany, France, UK. All i have seen from leaders is acknowledgement that their citizens are all inherently racist. Almost on cue but thats a different conversation.
Yesterday i watched Justin give his virtuous speech about how Canadians are terrible people and need to change. When asked what changes his admin was looking at implementing he had no answer. When asked about his own parties fund raising organization being named after a racist and will they change the name, his reply was pretty much Canadians are racist.
One guy seems to have been working on legislation to make a difference. But the media will surely criticize the whole thing while giving Trudeau, Johnson, Macron, Merkel all a pass for doing absolutely nothing!!

 
If a guy like this was running for PM in Canada, regardless of the party name, would you vote for him?

 
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