one thing that attracts me to watch the show every week is the infos n tips of being a leader. oh well, being a project manager is a tough job..he/she is always the one who gets fired next. the point is that the project manager has to manage ALL 'things'. n what do i mean by 'things'? well, finance, negotiation, strategy, decisions, teamwork, etc, etc..
what i have learnt so far from the apprentice:
- the leader (project manager) must always take control of the situation..if not, he's busted!
- the leader has to be a decisive person, seriously man, if he cant make up his mind quickly, the other team members will start..ummm, how shall i say this..complaining? finding more ways to blame him? you know, that kind of thing.
- the leader has to gain EVERYONE's respect. did you watch the episode where audrey became the project manager?? i think she did ok, but the problem was that she took that post amidst her conflict with John..so of course, he wouldnt want to work under her?! imagine, you are having a fight with someone, n then you became the leader of a group in which he is, the result? no communication n no respect! n when there's no communication n no respect, things wont work! am i right?
- the leader must delegate tasks wisely among the other members. which means, he has to, beforehand, identify/recognize each member's strength n weakness. hmm.. what i really think is that, the leader is always expected to be up front..do the most important job..so that mistakes will be minimal, you get what i mean? like, chris, he gave the negotiation task to john, whom he believes has a talent for it. chris also said that he's a better negotiator than john, which made some people wonder why didnt chris took that task when he's better at it? why did he give it to the second person? well, it's all ok with me < that's what i can sum up after reviewing my points n reasons..i wouldnt write it here, coz i dont know how to.
- the leader must build a good rapport with everyone in his team, n know how to win people's heart, but not with lies n deceit ya?
- i think the leader should also memorize every conversation he had with the other members..coz when they're stuck in the boardroom, the people starts blaming each other..one say this n that, the other says "no! i didnt say that..i only..bla bla bla" in fact i have this crazy idea that perhaps the leader should even tuck a hidden camera on his shirt so that every conversation n action of his teammates is recorded. haiz~~ it's kinda impossible though.
- the leader is responsible for EVERYTHING!
hmmm..what else?? btw, the points above are just a few factors which i think a leader should possess..in fact, im trying to practise what i've learnt..it's hard though~ *sad smile*
the thing is i dont think i make an excellent leader - not even a good one! something is ringing in my head right now, something ust Zauwiah said to me during my 'heart-to-heart' talk with her (those who were involved in the 'program suaikenal prisma' might know about it)..it was something like this:
"anti ade ciri2 kepimpinan..tp anti kena gilap bakat yg anti ade tu..dan perbaiki akhlak dan attitude anti..bukan ape, kt kolej atau universiti nanti, kawan2/pelajar2 yg akan pilih pemimpin mereka..jd anti kena pandai ambil hati dan jage hati org lain.."
i couldnt remember the exact words..sorry, so i kinda changed/added what might/might not have been in the original dialogue..nvm, i hope you get my point..
ok, i think that's it for now..im lacking of ideas (or is it:my ideas are lacking??).. :P
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