CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 8

Lesson 1

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.' 'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.' Puff! She's gone.

Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.' Puff! He's gone.

‘OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 2

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?' The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.' So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 3

A turkey was chatting with a bull. 'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.' 'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there..

Lesson 4

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

 Morals of the story:

(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 7

“LEADERS Should not carry appreciations…They should carry out the work…then the followers will follow without any disturbance. Also Leaders should educate the followers about their acts. It is not happening these days because of the good reasons Leaders Fear…Leaders suspect…Leaders want to be Leaders…Followers should be Followers… “

Now let us just go through the story below from the CBL perspective…

A Sage in his late forties and his young disciple in early twenties were passing through a jungle. As they met a river on their way, a young lady was trying to cross the river which had no bridge in the vicinity. The lady did not know swimming. After seeing the sage and his disciple, she requested the sage for his help in crossing the river.

The sage willingly offered the help wherein he lifted the lady on his back and easily swam to the other bank of the river. The disciple followed the sage with perturbed mind. After arriving on the other side of the river, the sage dropped the lady and moved on to continue his journey. The lady thanked him and took her own path. The young disciple followed the sage with heavy steps. He was wondering how his guru could lift a lady on his back so readily where both of them have renounced the world in search of higher callings.

After a while, the sage asked the disciple if there is anything bothering him. With some hesitation, the disciple put forth his doubt with due respect. The sage replied in simple words: “the whole difference is in the fact that I left the lady on the other side of the river, where she wanted to go, and you are still carrying her! The day you learn to drop things where they belong, your progress in the pursuit of truth will be faster.”

The other dimensions is WHYNOT the Sage had educated the follower before they start…so that the perturbed mind will not be there for the disciple… Most of the time this happens…

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 6

What is effective leadership - FLEDGING or PLEADGING?

Fledging is nothing but initiating and starting the process of flying by your own, flapping your well built wings. And pleadging is handing over everything in you including your wings to someone and asking them to flap YOUR wings so that those who see from the outside will be assuming and spelling the words YOU ARE FLYING SWIFT and HIGH with wings spread. As a result they admire the swift flapping of your wings.

Today the scenario makes us think that it is better to pleadge than to fledge. Individuals who are in the process of becoming leaders want to play safe or they want to get on to the top in the short and easy cut. Because to reach the top it needs competitiveness, preparation, ethical approach, diplomacy and unbiasedness. In such a turmoil who will be ready to challenge the challenge? But need is there, rather WANT is there.It is a WANT - to compromise, to prove someone - some point, to take revenge or to acquire something virtual. Who cares what is the real value or real duty to be performed when one sits on the top? They want to be on the top, They reach it by any means, They stay there for sometime and They go into inexistence.

Leadership is an art but now it has become an addiction. Also addiction to manythings make people think to become a leader. The addictions drive them to become leaders, as the leadership gives them what they want at the time they want. ADDICTION should be forseen and if the leader removes the C from it, lot of ADDITIONS to his folder will be attained. The Cs to be removed are Cowardice, Complacency, Craftiness, Closed Mind, Covering things etc. At this point let us get into one more aspect, How leaders emerge? The factors which make a leader emerge are mostly Time, Trust, Tolerance and Tactfulness.

Neverthink Time means - More time spent contributing 

IT IS TIME AND NONE IS THERE, SO YOU ARE THE LEADER!

Neverthink Trust means - More trust you have acquired from the forum 

IT IS TRUST YOU HAVE GOT FROM THE OWNERS!!

Neverthink Tolerance means  - More tolerance you have to serve  

IT IS TOLERANCE TO THE PAIN YOU RECEIVED STANDING BENT!!!

Neverthink Tactfulness means - More Tactfully handling situations 

IT IS TACTFULNESS TO SAVE YOUR FACE FROM FIRINGS!!!!

Is Leadership TAUGHT or BOUGHT?

White Elephant

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 5

Let me start with a perspective for the query of the last issue. BUILDING vs BUILDER. It is an equal and parallel growth. But in the recent days the Builders vanish when the promoters take over and promoters vanish when the buyers spread their domination. And at the end - The building is left uncared.

Nowdays the leaders stand bound to two things, one is the JINGLE MUSIC and the other is the “ANNA” CULTURE. People who are good jingle musicians, are nowdays good earners. They mint just by playing the instrument called Jingle. The leaders who are good listeners, listen to that music which gives them a soothing and boozing effect. But the leaders later face the drum beats and vocal orations which damages their achievements, efforts and their investment. On the other side is the ANNA CULTURE - Where you go to a leader say that “ANNA (brother or leader) You are the greatest in the world” - Your job is done perfectly, even at the cost of any other performer who strives hard to grow and establish.

Still the organizations are alive, because even if the quality leaders shorten their boundary, they play effectively inside their boundary. These effects give the organization a push which keeps the momentum growing. But the quantum of Quality leaders are decreasing with the quantum of Jingle musicians and Anna Culturist growing.

In recent days the Organizations are becoming ORGANIZED STATIONS...Meet the station master who will be permanently there...Pleadge yourself...Get a chance to rest at the Station with all facility with a title-“Leader”...Then leave when the time is up. The STATION...STATION MASTER will be there...The Leader who is only a resting passenger have to leave when the time is out...But he can boast in the further journey to unknown co-passengers that, he had been a Leader in the station guiding all activities of that station. Does the resting leader leave any mark of contribution?. May be not, because the time gets over before he comes out of the shock of getting a rest room at the Station.Also there is always a question, Why there is no FRESH STATION MASTERS emerging to keep the station FRESH? None ever thinks of it - because it is a tough job. 

What is effective leadership - FLEDGING or PLEADGING?

White Elephant

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 4

Success or Successors???

 

Got the answer, if you got it - glad. But you may be wrong. Because the answer is perspective. There are two different curves, one business and one service. Normally in a proprietory business the leaders develop their successors. Whereas in a service group the leader drives, inspires and ground works for the succeeding leader’s success. In business where a leader toils himself to build an empire in his product or concept wants his hiers to enjoy the success. But what happens when the same is applied to a Service organization? the success of the organization deteriorates.

Leaders are suppose to lead the followers towards success and let them identify themselves, their leadership ability. So that the crown play will be rhythmic. But is it good for a leader to create rythms for a so called successor who is dumb?. If a dumb is made as a successor who will sing the song? The laughter which will rise for the making of such a crown head will be the song. 

Now let us introspect on aspects of the leadership. Leader is a person who should have HIS OWN insight. He should have a Initiation to erase the mistakes of the past and build a platform for a smooth future. He should Involve with everyone who follow or made to follow. He should Implement the “BASIC PRINCIPLES” and the improvised innovations from his brain.

In recent days the word “ADHERENCE” has become void and ugly. Are we implementing the basic principles of the mission we are into? It is a question to be reflected in front of a mirror. But a person learns the beautiful word “TACKLING” when he becomes the leader.

Is the BUILDING gets respect because of the BUILDER?

or the BUILDER gets repect because of the BUILDING?

White Elephant

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 3

We left with an interesting question on leadership, Is leadership MADE or MAD?

Hope you might have introspected on the question. Leaders are sometime MADE, Sometimes they become MAD after they are MADE...

There was different thoughts about this column, because this column is raising a lot of questions...People started giving perspective answers like this column is “Word Play”...”Ventilation of Suffucation”...”Points will not be pondered”...”Show it in action and not in words”...

Where to start was the question? Now it has started at the blueline...Actions are there...But people who read,can be of two types...One getting into action to work towards change & Second sit and read this for relaxation and only comment  “Change, otherwise change will change you”. The second category intrestingly withdraw when they become busy...!!!

What happens in today’s world...are leaders working hard to taste the glory and bring glory to the cult which they have given birth or they have been an integral part.Every where leaders talk that “The vision of the leaders should be SMART to achieve...”.Visions should be Specific-Measurable-Attainable-Realistic-Timebound...But the important fourth part REALISTIC vanishes when the fifth part “THE TIME” takes over. 

In short time the leaders want to do a lot with their vision. Whether the visions of the Leader and the people around him sync? It is a million dollar question.But still the people around, run behind that vision-”Blindly”.VISION should have a purpose and longevity. Is there any synonym for the vision which is attained but prone to drop in a very short span of time?

Do the leaders plan their vision towards SUCCESS orSUCCESSORS?

White Elephant

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 2

I left you in the last issue with an exclamation about the “leadership” - whether it is an ART or ADDICTION?!!!

It is an ART ofcourse if George S Patton’s words of wisdom are really interpreted for execution “Tell the pretty follower what to do rather how to do”.

Telling the follower what to do-Is it that much what a leader should operate?.It will be surely enough if the leader is going to make the follower a leader.But giving confidence that the leader is there physically with the follower, and if the leader vanishes all of a sudden, It is not a healthy way of leadership development...

Organization developing leaders, who work in such a fashion, is making itself open to stale attacks.Spelling Leadership & Creating virtual confidence will not be a healthy practice.

Leading-Leaving the Scene-Lodging to favorable Scene-Lining behind the Lash...The LEADERSHIP is losing.

Leaders are sometime MADE, Made leaders become MAD because of the DAM word AM.

Is leadership MADE or MAD?

- White Elephant

CROSSING THE BLUELINE : Episode 1

 

“Leaders are Born” is a saying...”Leaders are Tailored” is the buzzword...Leadership is a skill and it can be developed says many Leadership Research Scholars. 

Leadership is of course a skill which everyone possess and very few enhance & exhibit. Interesting part of Leadership development is to make upcomers Implement rather than Inspiring...

We always have a question about Leadership...Why people teach leadership - When they resist for guard change?....

Is Leadership an ART or ADDICTION? Time has to answer. 

- by White Elephant