Among the many things that he was known for, General Dwight D. Eisenhower was known for being a great leader. He has been quoted as saying "you do not lead by hitting people over the head--that's assault, not leadership".
He used to demonstrate the art of leadership to his men by using a simple piece of string. He would gather a group to stand around a table. He'd place a string on the table and lay it out straight. Looking around the table at each of the men he would say to them "pull the string and it will follow you where ever you wish. Push it and it will go nowhere at all."
The lesson in this is to ask yourself, who are you pushing? Have you realized it isn't going anywhere for either of you? How can you change your interaction?
No comments:
Post a Comment