Sunday, May 15, 2011

Boss's Haiku

It is not always easy to be the one in charge
In charge of fixing the daily conundrums
That inevitably a come up at 4:30 on Friday
The Friday you have ball game tickets with a pal
Having to make the calls can cause nerves to flair
Flair with fear and raw vulnerability for what’s unknown
And the issues get more gnarly as the day wears on
Wearing patience thin and testing tired brain cells
Why would anyone want to be the boss?
The boss gets all the complaints and aggravation
Constant interruptions render plans obsolete
Obsolete and out of touch before clearing the gate
Being boss comes with these and many more challenges
Challenges roller coaster emotions and energy
These diversions don’t overshadow the reason to lead
Leading is about people, connection, and excellence
Leaders can see and develop our potential
The potential to fully express and utilize our talents
The boss cares about whether people are engaged
Engaged and unencumbered by rolling crud
Hats off to all leaders who get through the muck
The mucky muck of business to help people be great
Jobs would be unbearable without great bosses
Bosses who get what leading is really about

My Blog Experience

The Blog assignments, what can i say they were a good opportunity for students like me fishing for extra points. I found the blogs not tedious and were always straightforward. The only bad thing i can say about the blog assinments was that it was hard to remember to do them and to comment on. I always forgot to do them and had to write one up last minute. I had fun reading the interesting blogs and made some blog friends all in all the experience was a good one. Hate to see it end but all good things must come to an end.