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
I saw a poster the other day and it said we close our eyes to kiss, cry and dream. Unfortunately it did not sink in until I get frustrated, took a breath and closed my eyes. The wheels began to spin and I began to look back at some of the times in my life which truly molded me. From anger to yearning all of these (good or bad) held one simple tick: I closed my eyes. From birth we are taught to close your eyes and magic happens. Fast forward to puberty and we (thanks to Hollywood and sappy love stories) hold our breath, close our eyes and hope our kiss is requited. Then I began to remember the bad, the conflicts the anger and those times in which the monster looked back at me; and there is it. No matter how bad there always seemed to be that split second of clarity gleaned from my eyes being closed. Then we come to the core of ourselves, the inner spiritual realm that grounds use. No matter what we believe, feel or think we all close our eyes and ask for help. Now I am at a purely exist...
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