Congrats, Kendra!
So you'll have to hold off on that Vegas real estate thing for a bit.
I know there are at least a couple of ya out there who read my teeny-tiny piece of cyberspace, so you knew there was a post on this coming! (Since I can type fast I'm willing to bet that this is one of the first posts regarding her obvious victory)
Her win is the right choice. And it brings up a good point about leadership versus management. A great manager, while not exactly "a dime a dozen" is far easier to find than someone who can actually lead. The best quote I have ever heard regarding leadership sums it up like this (my apologies for the gender bias in the statement...): "I have never known men who could be managed into battle. They must be led." That's a great snippet. If you ever wonder what the main difference between leadership and management is, remember that quote. Leaders coach. They inspire.
In organizations leaders and managers are both very important. Both must exist for an organization to succeed because of the general qualities that each have. Leaders, being more chaotic, tend to focus much less on individual details and more on emotions and motivating factors. They align and convince people to steer ships. Managers are the people who do the dirty work: the steering, the planning, and the reporting. Sure, everyone has some elements of both, but most have a tendency towards one side or the other.
Martin Luther King was a great leader. He appealed to people's emotions and inspired them. That's what leaders do.Funny that an MBA is actually a degree in "Management". So, when you think you're truly this great "leader" ask yourself if you really are that, or a manager. I am biased to those leaders. The coaches of this world who convince people to do things that they didn't think could be done. To me, that defines greatness.
So, congrats Kendra, on getting it. "Leadership". A rare trait. And an obvious choice.
posted by rvb1977 @ 9:09 PM
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Personally I've been a little disappointed in the quality of the Apprenticeites this season. Having said that Kendra was by far the best of the bunch.
It's just a show for entertainment purposes anyhow...something I s'pose worth watching a little bit.
It seemed to me that this crew was put together in a rush because the last two were so successful and NBC was doing so badly. I thought it was interesting that in the first two series people tended to get fired for screwing up. In this series the project manager of the losing team was usually fired because the whole plan was faulty and/or everybody screwed up.
Having said that I'm still looking forward to the Martha Stewart series :)
Martha Martha Martha! Should be fun...
Just read something that reminded me of this post.
"...business school is not really capable of teaching leadership. Leadership is talked about in business school, but it is really best learned on the job. You can really only learn leadership, ethics, and integrity in the pressure of the real world."
-- W. James McNerney Jr. - 3M
Funny that you say that because I believe that as well. Sometime recently I posted on BW forums that B-School cannot teach leadership, but it might put people in situations where they can acquire some leadership skills, perhaps. But only if the person is paying attention...
...and has the willingness to learn.
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