Which Comes First? Position or Preparation?
Pada kesempatan kali ini, saya ingin berbagi sedikit mengenai pengalaman saya dalam mempelajari leadership dari berbagai buku, tulisan, dan rekaman video/audio John C. Maxwell yang sangat menginspirasi saya untuk tidak pernah berhenti belajar dan belajar (learning is the never ending process). Artikel berikut ini saya kutip dari salah satu tulisan beliau di blog-nya (dapat Anda klik di sini) mengenai position atau preparation.
Semoga dapat menginspirasi kita untuk mau terus belajar dan mempersiapkan diri terlebih dahulu dalam memimpin ketimbang menunggu berada pada posisi sebagai pemimpin dalam suatu organisasi dan setelah itu baru mulai mencoba untuk mempelajarinya.
Akhir kata, terima kasih dan selamat menikmati.
Salam Excellent,
Budi Andryan
When I meet people in social settings and they ask me what I do for a living, some of them are intrigued when I say I write books and speak. And they often ask what I write about. When I say leadership, the response that makes me chuckle most goes something like this: “Oh. Well, when I become a leader, I’ll read some of your books.” What I don’t say (but want to) is: “If you’d read some of my books, maybe you’d become a leader.”
Good leadership is learned in the trenches. Leading as well as they can wherever they are is what prepares leaders for more and greater responsibility. Becoming a good leader is a lifelong learning process. If you don’t try out your leadership skills and decision-making process when the stakes are small and the risks are low, you’re likely to get into trouble at higher levels when the cost of mistakes is high, the impact is far reaching, and the exposure is greater. Mistakes made on a small scale can be easily overcome. Mistakes made when you’re at the top can cost the organization greatly, and they damage a leader’s credibility.
How do you become the person you desire to be? You start now to adopt the thinking, learn the skills, and develop the habits of the person you wish to be. It’s a mistake to daydream about “one day” when you’ll be on top, instead of handling today so that it prepares you for tomorrow. As Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden said, “When opportunity comes it’s too late to prepare.” If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead BEFORE you have a leadership position.
Semoga dapat menginspirasi kita untuk mau terus belajar dan mempersiapkan diri terlebih dahulu dalam memimpin ketimbang menunggu berada pada posisi sebagai pemimpin dalam suatu organisasi dan setelah itu baru mulai mencoba untuk mempelajarinya.
Akhir kata, terima kasih dan selamat menikmati.
Salam Excellent,
Budi Andryan
When I meet people in social settings and they ask me what I do for a living, some of them are intrigued when I say I write books and speak. And they often ask what I write about. When I say leadership, the response that makes me chuckle most goes something like this: “Oh. Well, when I become a leader, I’ll read some of your books.” What I don’t say (but want to) is: “If you’d read some of my books, maybe you’d become a leader.”
Good leadership is learned in the trenches. Leading as well as they can wherever they are is what prepares leaders for more and greater responsibility. Becoming a good leader is a lifelong learning process. If you don’t try out your leadership skills and decision-making process when the stakes are small and the risks are low, you’re likely to get into trouble at higher levels when the cost of mistakes is high, the impact is far reaching, and the exposure is greater. Mistakes made on a small scale can be easily overcome. Mistakes made when you’re at the top can cost the organization greatly, and they damage a leader’s credibility.
How do you become the person you desire to be? You start now to adopt the thinking, learn the skills, and develop the habits of the person you wish to be. It’s a mistake to daydream about “one day” when you’ll be on top, instead of handling today so that it prepares you for tomorrow. As Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden said, “When opportunity comes it’s too late to prepare.” If you want to be a successful leader, learn to lead BEFORE you have a leadership position.
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