Great leaders see things differently to everyone else. A great example is how they deal with costly mistakes and the ability to choose vision over short-sightedness.
Tom Watson, CEO of IBM between 1956 and 1971, was a key figure in the information revolution. Watson repeatedly demonstrated his abilities as a leader, never more so than in this example.
A young executive had made some bad decisions that cost the company several million dollars. He was summoned to Watson’s office, fully expecting to be dismissed. As he entered the office, the young executive said,
“I suppose after that set of mistakes you will want to fire me.”
“Not at all, young man, we have just spent a couple of million dollars educating you.”
“The leader is the one who keeps his head, while everyone around him is losing theirs”
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Comments (2):
Hazem Elewa
How can I achieve all that I want in spite of the difficulties?
Nagwa ashour
Ok if I am a leader and there is a person in my team who sees that he is the one who deserves to be in my place I can guide how so that it does not affect the whole team