What is a leader? How do you define the qualities that make up the concept of Leadership? These questions were recently posed to me when my editor came looking for a new line of products for the company’s Personal Development catalog. We were talking about it over a plate of General Tsao’s chicken, ironically. I remember noticing at the time that even the food we order leans toward the Leadership pull. is irresistible
We settled on a set of topics for me to cover on my next show, and I set out to write and record an audio that defines sbobet the qualities that leaders share. However, no one could have predicted what happened next, and it had a huge impact on my thoughts on leadership in action.
Not long after I started writing this program, a little albino mouse unexpectedly appeared in my front yard, appearing as bright as a golf ball on the green under a full moon. A friend caught it and gave it to me, thinking he was doing me and the mouse a favor by spoiling the night’s prospects for cats and owls.
Lido Mouse became a pet and I was led to believe (falsely) that I would die without company. One mouse became two… and inevitably 14. Since baby mice are often victims of cruelty or arbitrarily turned into snake food, I have chosen to keep them and put up with terrible inconveniences that you can only imagine if you have baby mice. pet. However, there is a purity to their demeanor that directly translates to our Leadership theme.
When a child (or a mouse) is born, the offspring is nothing less than a tyrant. It demands all of its parents’ time, attention, energy, and resources. Indirectly exhausted, I watched Tawny, the mother mouse, turn almost transparent like a river of food for her 12 babies. They ruled it. He had never before considered that mice had eyebrows, and hers were constantly furrowed. Over time, she led the babies to become self-sufficient creatures that fend for themselves and interact with each other according to a code. No, I’m not kidding. Even mice have rules.
this is utopia
The girls live together in a spacious cage. They are calm and docile, and have no leader. They live as a single cooperative colony, sleep together, eat together, share, play, get along, and rarely have crossword puzzles with each other. This is Utopia. It’s strange, and frankly I’m amazed.
I can’t help but wonder what would happen if everyone in the world adopted these qualities of self-leadership. What could we achieve as a single colony of cooperative and loving beings, who care for each other and live in harmony? A voice in my head says, “Keep dreaming, kid.”
defined chaos
Then there are the male mice, which quickly proved to be territorial, competitive, aggressive, and even pack predators. I came to the conclusion that the males are not mice but tiny rats. I’ve fixed torn ears, mended bloody tails, and given more time outs than a professional referee in a boxing arena. I have separated the children over and over, changed their housing, experimented with different pairing combinations, used various training methods (they are smart little ones), and ultimately implemented isolation and prison-style disciplinary tactics. His actions are the stuff of nightmares. After tremendous effort, trial and error, we now have peace.
So what is a leader?
A leader is one who assumes the role of guiding others, takes responsibility for their progress and well-being, pushing or pulling, for better or for worse. This is very clear with these mice of mine. In each colony, what drives all of their hostile behavior is a male’s need to assert himself as a leader. Where this paradigm has failed, a petty tyrant has persecuted his brothers and his blood has been spilled in copious amounts, shocking even the fiercest among them. Where Leadership has been successful, a mouse has simply confidently stepped into the role, defended it against all pretenders, and risen to a place of authority. He is dominant and others look to him for guidance and support. He is fair and impartial, and his subjects follow him unconditionally.
Leadership qualities surround us all and reside within each of us. They are as basic as our fundamental nature. We see this everywhere, even in this microcosm of house mice in my house. Whether you are a man or a mouse, you are already a leader, even if you haven’t had a chance to prove it. From here on the question is, what kind of Leader will you be?
