Comments on: We are looking for Leaders…

By: Judson Trepanier

Judson Trepanier — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:53:45 +0000

I am very impressed with the article I have just read. I wish the you can continue to provide so much practical information and unforgettable experience to your readers. There is not much to state except the following universal truth: Getting a programmer to write user documentation is like giving a cat a bath. I will be back.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:32:41 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I feel that it is of utmost importance (to our success on all planes), that we understand both ‘following’ skills and ‘leading’ skills; and, as I mentioned in my first comment, I feel that both sets of skills should exist in each and every person at the one and same time. Just imagine how well things would function, in all walks of life, if this was a reality!

By: Peter Abolins

Peter Abolins — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:39:56 +0000

To create the duality of “Leader – Follower” or “Manager – Employee”, I think it is necessary to fully understand the needs of the follower / employee, before catering to those needs as a leader / manager. Still – people don’t think of “Leading” or “Managing” themselves in the first place… maybe they should?

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:10:13 +0000

It was interesting and there was a lot of information to digest; however, the fact that one can be both the leader and the led, at the same time – i.e. manager and employee – is, in fact, the same as having sufficient personal discipline to be able to isolate and/or initiate goals and then to be able to adhere to them. Part of us has to recognize what has to be done and how it should be carried out, while the other part has to be able to attend to the practicalities of getting the job done. To me, it made a lot of sense.