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Jun 6, 2006
middle management My job has become one of the great metaphores for what may be one of the most important lesson that I am supposed to learn this year. I'm not in charge. It's not dependant on me. About a year ago, I tried to duck any leadership responsibility in my life. It was wearing on me. I just wanted to be normal. No such luck. Leadership is not the issue, so I've learned. It's this messianic complex that I've had all my life. I think it depends on me. It doesn't. I'm my own worst enemy. My harshest critic. When I took over as supervisor, I was excited to do so. I thought I would be the best ever at it. I'm not. I should have stayed put. It's a no-win situation. The reality is, I have very little control over anything. Sometimes I can fix stuff, and sometimes I can't Rarely in either case is it really dependant on me. Being in charge is such a myth. We always have to answer to someone. Which is a cool thing about my nickname, the colonel. No matter how much control I think I have, I still have to answer to someone. And, if I'm doing my job right, I'm really just following orders. Of course, in the grand scheme of things, I'm not even a colonel . . . posted
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