rumble and tumble

picked up one of my hubby's book called the 5 temptation of a CEO. although i am not a CEO (at least not yet! lol), i found the book is applicable for even normal layman who is in the leadership position. being it a grp leader or a supervisor, it is a good read. the book is a little like the book 'fish' it uses a simple story to bring the points across, the best part is the fonts are big and the spacing is wide enough!

t1- u only care abt ur image and ur label/ branding
t2- accountability and transparency (w ur team)
t3- decision (mission, vision, target)
t4- need to be popular (avoid pointing mistakes cuz u want to be liked by pple)
t5- need to maintain harmony
(a little like t4 huh? but the book did point out the differences; a healthy and well argument
can get things moving in the right direction!)
hmm... i think i got it wrong somewhere but what the heck!! lol... i aint no CEO man! =P

my temptation as a human is all of the above!! i care a little too much of how pple think of me so i try to maintain my image. although it's starts as a good motivation, it easily burns one out! as for accountability, i struggle with it too. I want to be like so at times i beat around the bushes but if it really burns me (e.g. threaten my image!? lol) - i never doubt my ability to tear the person up! of cuz the reason behind that needs lots of examination! lol.

as for decision... i am fast to make a decision and communicate it down the only problem is not all decision is a good one. i admit i had made a fair bit of wrong ones... just like what the pastor said a wrong decision that is not originated from God will has consequence that we might have to bear for a long long time to come. another area is am i brave enough to admit it is a WRONG decision and pull the plug on it???

as for the part where i need to be popular... i don't think the word popular is the right word but to be liked...yes. sometime i bend my rules (if it doesn't hurt anyone) in order to please all. i suppose when i am at such a low level it doesn't hurt much but if u deal with millions of dollars it will! but then again i deal with human lives!! hmm... so far my bending of rules apply to small things only... so ... hmm... i duno leh...

tying in to the harmony part... i am a seeker of peace, love and joy. so yes, i avoid confrontation at all cost! even if it seems harmless enough, i hate the screaming and the emotions involve. i like quick fixs! give me the solutions not the problems, if not why do i even employ u! that was what my manager used to tell me when she talk abt some of the management meetings (not nursing!). she would comment how some managers will just throw tons of problems onto the tables and shoot down any suggestion of possible rectification and all the while waiting for their head to 'solve' their problems. just like an adult that sits on his bum crying for food, while they should (surely they do!) have the ability to get the food or find ways to get it. ... so for my case of harmony vs arguement (of any sort) ...i will try to see where the discussion is heading and if its all about demanding with everyone bitching abt stuff at official meeting slots, i will suggest for time out/ get them to deal with those problem and come back again for meeting another time. its really dumb to sit around and just talk!! i don't like...but some management book likes it! they said it generates ideas and possibilities. i had yet to see a successful (such) meeting so i am totally skeptic of it! of cuz there is always the easiest way out!! walk out of the meeting altogether! lol...but that does not reflect very well on my leh... (back to temptation 1! lol)