Wednesday, February 15, 2012

another obsession/fascination

i've been fascinated about leadership for the last nine years. motivators, detractors, etc.

and i recently had an epiphany about bullying. bullies always seem to win because they have their own interest in mind. i'd imagine a kid with bully parents in the middle of a WFP region would weigh more. i'd imagine a company with a $252.56 billion market cap that bullies its competitors would rise above the rest. the point being self interest, even if that self is a company. when is the last time you borrowed or rented something and treated it like your own? if you actually name a time, i'm more apt to call b.s. rather than put you on a pedestal.

and i connected the two.

a job at a company, from mailroom clerk to CEO, is just a loan. the title of the position has been temporarily lent out to you. the trick is to make people think they own it.