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
NO FEAR my ass, I am scared to death! For me I find this statement concerning. I have spent a large portion of my life in the service of others. Be it as a soldier, a security professional or a pseudo parent protection has been my life for longer than I care to remember. During my rough and tumble life I have been on both side of the coin, I have done good things for/too bad people and bad things for/too good people with ramifications that left scars all over my life. During my career I have seen great people and had the pleasure to speak candidly about some of the work they did. Across the board from all I spoken to, they all point to the standard definition of hero “one who does the job even though fear is paramount”. It is amazing that most never consider themselves hero’s just people doing the job as needed. In that I see and feel the same driving force: fear (like pain) reminds me I am alive and guides me. Fear makes me think, rethink, prepare, pack, unpack and repack. I vividly r
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