Check out the parody of Memoirs of a Geisha by Bobby Lee. Hilarious.
Here's stuff on America's best leaders.
Speaking of leadership, what makes a great leader? Do you have to be the smartest on the team? Or the best coordinator? It must really depend on the organization and job, but in general all leaders have to share similar traits. For example, I saw a brilliant basketball game today, Duke vs. Wake Forest. It's clear that Duke's leader is JJ Redick. That's because he is the most effective scorer, but also I think his will to win leads the team to achieve. Of course he is putting in perhaps the most work by scoring and playing nearly the whole 40 minutes. But he is defintely not the best defender on the team. So a leader needs to certainly be very skilled, but not necessarily the best at everything. The vision and determination is what makes a leader.
Not everyone is a natural born leader. Some are better than others, by talent and nature. But I think leadership skills can be nurtured. You can train and teach good managers and administrators. They will hold the fort. But it's the right combination of innate talent and training that produces the visionary.
Being a leader isn't easy either. The buck stops here. The leader has the final say and often must make the difficult decision. No wonder leaders of nations age so quickly in their years on the job. I think term limits are important not just to protect the people being governed, but also the health, both physical and mental, of those actually leading. See what years of power has done to Tony Blair or what Ariel Sharon is going through now.
I guess when fighting for one's belief and dream, even giving up your life may turn out to be worth it. But that's not the optimal solution. Obviously it's preferable to have the vision implemented and seen through at your own hands.
To end, I quote from Lao Tzu. I don't agree with him entirely, since I don't think it's possible for humans to be 太上. The next best ruler is perhaps the most we could ever hope for in this realm. "太上，不知有之；其次，親而譽之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之"
Here's stuff on America's best leaders.
Speaking of leadership, what makes a great leader? Do you have to be the smartest on the team? Or the best coordinator? It must really depend on the organization and job, but in general all leaders have to share similar traits. For example, I saw a brilliant basketball game today, Duke vs. Wake Forest. It's clear that Duke's leader is JJ Redick. That's because he is the most effective scorer, but also I think his will to win leads the team to achieve. Of course he is putting in perhaps the most work by scoring and playing nearly the whole 40 minutes. But he is defintely not the best defender on the team. So a leader needs to certainly be very skilled, but not necessarily the best at everything. The vision and determination is what makes a leader.
Not everyone is a natural born leader. Some are better than others, by talent and nature. But I think leadership skills can be nurtured. You can train and teach good managers and administrators. They will hold the fort. But it's the right combination of innate talent and training that produces the visionary.
Being a leader isn't easy either. The buck stops here. The leader has the final say and often must make the difficult decision. No wonder leaders of nations age so quickly in their years on the job. I think term limits are important not just to protect the people being governed, but also the health, both physical and mental, of those actually leading. See what years of power has done to Tony Blair or what Ariel Sharon is going through now.
I guess when fighting for one's belief and dream, even giving up your life may turn out to be worth it. But that's not the optimal solution. Obviously it's preferable to have the vision implemented and seen through at your own hands.
To end, I quote from Lao Tzu. I don't agree with him entirely, since I don't think it's possible for humans to be 太上. The next best ruler is perhaps the most we could ever hope for in this realm. "太上，不知有之；其次，親而譽之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之"
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