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
As I drove to work this morning and was pondering my next tattoo (which will be homage to the children in my life) a statement stuck in my mind. I want the tattoo to represent what they mean to me and how I want them to grow to be. Then I remembered the TAD directive. Devised years ago to guide me as I did work for Uncle Sam, it’s a trivial acronym that has burned its way into my being. Of all the random stuff I have carried for my life this one has taught and kept me on my path. TAD stands for Think Act Deal. Three simple words but oh do they mean so much more. THINK as this skill is disappearing in today’s age it is critical that you NEVER forget it. Even in that life changing, time stops and the Zen like calm of a life stops everything there is time to THINK. Give it a second and think and I mean really think about it. What will this cost? Where will it take me? Can I live with my choice? Seems like a child’s nursery rhyme but so often we forget that a moment of thought could p...
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