{"id":30,"date":"2011-09-01T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T07:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbabullshit.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2013-06-23T14:28:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-23T07:28:03","slug":"honestly-are-you-executive-material-or-just-a-follower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbabull.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/01\/honestly-are-you-executive-material-or-just-a-follower\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader or just a manager:  Which one are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>8 important traits. This one&#8217;s my favorite..<\/h3>\n<p>So you go to business school for college\/bachelor or masters or even both.\u00a0 That does NOT mean you&#8217;ll have the traits of a good leader, manager, or executive. Do you have them? This is my ultimate favorite one.<\/p>\n<p>Lucky for us, these leadership traits can be learned, and legendary CEO Jack Welch of GE outlines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">8 of them<\/a> in his great and super easy-to-read book &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">Winning<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;npa=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=mbabucom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;asins=0060753943\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"120\" height=\"240\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When you watched the old TV hit series &#8220;Survivor&#8221;, you may have seen how STUPIDLY people try to assume the leadership role by just being BOSSY.\u00a0 And you also saw the consequences.\u00a0 Dumb move.\u00a0 So what are the right ways to become a leader? One leadership trait of Jack Welsh that really strikes me is that &#8220;<strong>Leaders get into everyone&#8217;s skin, exuding positive energy and optimism<\/strong>&#8220;.\u00a0 You may have known this somewhere in the back of your mind, but how many people actually do this at work?\u00a0 Is it no wonder then, that brilliant but purely &#8220;technical&#8221; people are not chosen as leaders for a team, department, or company?\u00a0 Nothing wrong with being technical, in fact it can be a huge advantage.\u00a0 But if you really wana excel and be a &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">leader<\/a>&#8220;, you also gotta learn and\/or practice how to &#8220;exude with positive energy and optimism&#8221; with the people around you.\u00a0 You can then become a &#8220;leader&#8221;, whether or not you have the &#8220;official&#8221; title.\u00a0 Of course, this will then put you at a huge advantage next time a PROMOTION or PAY RAISE comes around.<\/p>\n<p>Not too difficult to do, is it?\u00a0 And <strong>you&#8217;ll probably end up happier too<\/strong>.\u00a0 Not just at work, but in your personal life as well.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re serious about being not just a good, but a great executive, I highly recommend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\">Jack&#8217;s book<\/a>.\u00a0 It goes into more details on this trait as well as 7 others, and has a lot more great stuff.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also super easy-to-read and non-technical, with little snippets of knowledge that I can use everyday. Just quickly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">have a look<\/a> at it, browse around and read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">reviews<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060753943\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mbabucom-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399377&amp;creativeASIN=0060753943\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you learned or realized something.\u00a0 Have a great day!<\/p>\n<p>David<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Disclosure\/Disclaimer:<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"> There are thousands of products and\/or services out there who could become my affiliates from whom I can easily get commissions for recommending.\u00a0 However, in the end, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I only select and recommend affiliates whose products or services I genuinely and truly believe in<\/span>.\u00a0 This post contains affiliate links. Nevertheless, any business or interaction done between my readers and my affiliates are mainly between them and I make no guarantees on my affiliates&#8217; behalf.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8 important traits. This one&#8217;s my favorite.. So you go to business school for college\/bachelor or masters or even both.\u00a0 That does NOT mean you&#8217;ll have the traits of a good leader, manager, or executive. Do you have them? This is my ultimate favorite one. 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