Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Persons in special positions have few people who will talk to them. The result is a problem.

Leaders occupy special positions. One result is that persons view the leader as a thing: a Vice President of such-and-such, a Director of this-or-that. Persons speak to things in a different and usually less-helpful manner than they speak to other persons.

If you are in a position of power, real or imagined, people treat you differently.

That is life, get over it

If you are in such a position, spending time with other people is more important than ever. Don’t think you have the time? Get over that one, too.

If you are in such a position, you need the perspective of others more than ever.

Some persons are smarter than everyone else. Their lone idea is better than all the ideas created by the brain-storming masses. The trouble is, you aren’t one of those smarter persons and neither am I. Get over that one, too. Admit the frailties of reality; admit the isolation of leadership. Make the time and space to talk with persons.