Comments on: Leadership in a Nutshell http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html Michael Krotscheck's insights, ideas, and inspirations about web technology, life, and the kitchen sink. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:06:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Corey http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html#comment-187 Corey Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:25 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/?p=2106#comment-187 To paraphrase one of my favorite quotes on the subject, "A leader without followers is just out for a walk." Yes, leaders need to come up with ideas and make sure they get implemented. However, leaders also inspire others to follow them -- people to "arrange facilities and resources and all that other crap," and people do the actual work of fixing the problem or making an idea a reality. The people who follow leaders do so because they are <i>inspired<i> to do so, and those people take all shapes: planners, managers, administrators and worker bees. To paraphrase one of my favorite quotes on the subject, “A leader without followers is just out for a walk.” Yes, leaders need to come up with ideas and make sure they get implemented. However, leaders also inspire others to follow them — people to “arrange facilities and resources and all that other crap,” and people do the actual work of fixing the problem or making an idea a reality. The people who follow leaders do so because they are inspired to do so, and those people take all shapes: planners, managers, administrators and worker bees.

]]> By: Michael Krotscheck http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html#comment-157 Michael Krotscheck Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:03:22 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/?p=2106#comment-157 Touche- Theres definitely a difference between management and leadership. You can inspire all day long, but if you can't deliver?... Touche- Theres definitely a difference between management and leadership. You can inspire all day long, but if you can’t deliver?…

]]> By: just me http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html#comment-156 just me Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:57:03 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/?p=2106#comment-156 I am a manager. I ask the tough questions, enable people to succeed, stay on top of things, remain accountable, demand accountability, stay up late thinking through the details, and plan everything. I am to blame when something fails. If all this world had were leaders, we would never get anywhere. You love your leaders, you need your managers. I am a manager. I ask the tough questions, enable people to succeed, stay on top of things, remain accountable, demand accountability, stay up late thinking through the details, and plan everything. I am to blame when something fails. If all this world had were leaders, we would never get anywhere. You love your leaders, you need your managers.

]]> By: Friedel http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html#comment-153 Friedel Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:47:49 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/?p=2106#comment-153 a leader needs a team if there is no team there is no leader, meaning: it is the team that makes the leader unfortunately this basic wisdom seems to get lost on the way up to the CEO a leader needs a team
if there is no team there is no leader,
meaning: it is the team that makes the leader
unfortunately this basic wisdom seems to get lost on the way up to the CEO

]]> By: Andrea Hill http://www.krotscheck.net/2008/05/29/leadership-in-a-nutshell.html#comment-146 Andrea Hill Fri, 30 May 2008 17:38:35 +0000 http://www.krotscheck.net/?p=2106#comment-146 >Also, I end up taking all the blame if something fails. And I hate being seen as a failure. this is the reason why I shy away from management.. whereas I see leadership not as being so goal-oriented. For me, a leader is one who 'rallies the troops' or is an advocate or evangelist. If you get but one person excited about your topic, you've been successful. >Also, I end up taking all the blame if something fails. And I hate being seen as a failure.

this is the reason why I shy away from management.. whereas I see leadership not as being so goal-oriented. For me, a leader is one who ‘rallies the troops’ or is an advocate or evangelist. If you get but one person excited about your topic, you’ve been successful.

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