Leadership without titles.
What defines Leadership?
One day our ceo visited our local branch. The managers were nervous and brought their best suits. When the ceo arrived he heard that my colleague Anne celebrated her 40th anniversary at the bank. He immediately went looking for her. They sat for half an hour and talked about their families, work, worst fears and the joy of grandchildren. Then he left to attend the managers who were waiting impatiently to speak their ceo.
Two days after I heard this story I spoke with a man. He told me he lost his son in battle. And nobody cared! People said that his son was a hero and all wars had their risks. But he missed his son so much. We sat down on a bench and I told him how sorry I was for his loss. I asked him the share the best memories he had of his son. When we said goodbye he was smiling!
We all tend to look at the great picture and we fail to see greatness in the little things right in front of our noses. We think greatness is about what we have and about who we are but we forget that real greatness lies in what we do.
Make a real impact.
Making a real impact and being a real leader for me is doing three things:
1.Care about people.
2. Be kind to people.
3. And stay humble.
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U.S. Marine / Practical, Creative and Innovative EHS Professional / OSHA Outreach Instructor
6 年I try to do it everyday....sounds like a real leader.....taken care of his personnel and their families
Banker | Builder | Inspirer at ABN AMRO Bank
6 年.
Psychiatrist and Mental Health Advocate, Global Goodwill Ambassador(GGA -USA) | Distinguished Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
6 年Hmm mm!. That is just so good and on board. Yes, our personality and all that stored stuff is needed for the latter. It is easier to do the former but greater opportunity for growth with the latter !