In an ever changing corporate world it is painfully evident
how we no longer value people. Being a professional I have been fortunate to
have survived many situations that test all my abilities. My belligerence and
demeanor serve as an open objection to process or procedure yet it is often
mistaken as hostility. But with all my experience and knowledge my opinion is
not valued or heard for that matter. From my time with Uncle Sam I learned that
leaders ask their followers to attempt task that may fail and without thought
volunteers gladly stepped forth. When soldiers volunteer to die: belief, trust,
honor and faith come to mind. As I type this on my role as a drone of corporate
America who has mangers and not leaders I am appalled by the black cold entity
that work has became. No longer are workers valued, we are merely expendable cogs
in a devolving monster we call “progress”. Sadly I see no end in this nor do I
see a solution to offer. I postulate that leaders (as few as they are) will
continue to inspire and empower while managers breed contempt and dissention in
their ranks. It is very simple for me: I am nothing without those who support me
and I am everything with them. Take a second and ask what kind of a leader are
you
Several conversations held over the last week led me to this entry. Relationships, life, friends, work and life in general revolve around our evaluation of choices versus consequences yet we fail miserably at being honest with ourselves. Few know this horrible truth as well as I do but we sometimes cannot get past it. Why is it we can lay down our life for others but we do little to keep ourselves happy let alone make choices to make ourselves happy. It hit me when the call came and the voice on the other end was near complete and utter demise over a choice which to me was crystal clear. Without being the “I told you so” person I listened and allowed them to talk themselves into it. Very often we just need to “hear it come out of our own mouth” to truly grasp the reality of what lies ahead. Once the journey moved off the brink of oblivion to a “comfortable numbness of reality” the question I feared most was asked: “Why didn’t you tell me?” Five simple words that burn like fire and...
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