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It's all about leadership

Author: mavs // Category: ,

I always believe that good leaders are also good followers. Ironically, I’m not a good follower. Should I expect a good leadership out myself? Let the members speak their minds. (If they happen to bump my site…)

I would just like to express similar bitterness my friend Bong (sowe na gud frewnd) has experienced in his leadership. (of which I’m one of the members)

I can relate how maddening it is to schedule a meeting for your group but instead of starting it on time, you have to spare another hour or more because you will have to wait for the rest of members to arrive so that there should be a quorum.

Even if you still have other things to do, you don’t have a choice but to sacrifice it or miss it at all because waiting for them has already consumed much of your time. They just don’t have an idea how frustrating it is to you. They just don’t have an idea how much you extend your patience in order not to reach your boiling point.

Another thing is when they get inside the room late and the meeting has begun, they will automatically babble with their seatmates/classmates (as if they haven’t seen each other for decades) and eventually disturb your ongoing discussion. Isn’t it already below the belt? Isn’t it worth slapping their faces until you see them bleed? (but that is too harsh I believe).

Moreover, how would you feel if the people who usually neglect the meetings are the officers themselves? Haven’t they realized that they should be a model for the rest of the members? I would assume that if they are not stupid they are moron.

Or, if we look at it on the other side, maybe they don’t respect my leadership. Perhaps, they think they are better than me. Well I don’t think so because if that is so, they should have been the ones that were elected and not me.

Now my point here is not to wash my hands and redeem myself from this insensitiveness, or to brag my leadership either. Rather, I am just writing this to let the people know (especially those who are concerned) that a leader can only perform his tasks smoothly if the members are willing to cooperate.

We all have our lazy moments sometimes but for so long as we can minimize it, then let’s do it. We all have our share of stupidity in life but as long as we can control it, let’s go for it. We are not perfect but we can minimize our errors by carefully thinking our deeds before putting them into action. We all have to invest respect to other people if we want to be respected by them also.

26 Responses to "It's all about leadership"

paperdoll Says :
November 26, 2008 at 1:20 PM

seryoso ah. . parang pasaway talaga yang kamember nyo ah. . nag init din ng todo ulo ni bong jan eh. . haha. .

hindi mo tlaga maiiwasang makasalamuha ng mga taong nagmamagaling. . baka kala nila alam na nila kaya wala na silang oras para makinig, aww!

ui! im a good follower! so i can be a good leader pala. .haha

Chyng Says :
November 26, 2008 at 1:24 PM

It's really hard to be a good leader. Aside sa famous line na "to be a leader, you have to be a follower first", dapat din tandaan na leadership is gained thru respect.

mavs Says :
November 26, 2008 at 1:33 PM

@ paperdoll

bah...nabeerginan mo ung post ko neng ah...
congrats! praises...
oo ineng, seryoso nga ito...
panu ksi pareho kaming ng pinagdadaanan ni Bong...naks!
actually isa ako sa mga pasaway na kampon niya..hehe
iba naman ung mga kampon ko...

anyway, tama ka nga neng, sadyang may mga taong feeling nila ang galing-galing nila (oops mukhang kasali ako dun ah..lol)
peru hayaan nalang natin sila...

xur ka neng good follower ka?
eh di pwedeng-pwede ka maging leader nyan? ano?

@ chyng

agree ako sayo cHyng...
give and take lang naman yan eh...
kung kayang mong rumespeto, syempre hindi rin mahirap sa iba na irespeto ka dba?

tnx for the comment mis cHYng...
GB

pusangkalye Says :
November 26, 2008 at 5:26 PM

I used to be a student leader during my time in the University.....and experienced the same things....the school after all they say is a microcosm of society. And I can never forget what my adviser once said--- "be careful, politics in the Philippines is about people pushing you to the top and leaving you there alone." True

mavs Says :
November 26, 2008 at 10:09 PM

@ pUsaNg gALa

student leader ka rin pala dati..hehe

u r absolutely right about the Politics in our country...

hindi pa naman ako masyadong iniwan but they are indirectly telling me to step down through their apathy...

peru di pa rin susuko...
mamatay sila sa inggit..lol

Anonymous Says :
November 26, 2008 at 10:10 PM

sige tatalak ng tatalak si ate joshy! hehe.

hindi rin ako good follower mavs. matigas ulo ko eh. hehe. :)

mavs Says :
November 26, 2008 at 10:17 PM

@ 'te jOsHy

hahaha..napasugod ka ata 'te ah..lol

ganun ba? eh di parehas pala tayo?

but i'm trying my best to be a good leader naman...

sana lang they knw it...and appreciate it na rin eventually...

ingats ka 'te lagi...

PaJAY Says :
November 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM

CRAB MENTALITY IN THE MAKING!!!!!..lolz...

its normally the saddest part of being a good leader..members wont totally respect you for they believe as well that they can also be in ur shoes......for sure ul be accountable if the group fail...but in the long run,its ur effort that counts and not the members'....maybe more effort on ur part will make a difference...cheers!!!

kung talagang ayaw....mag MARTIAL LAW ka na!!!!lolz...

mavs Says :
November 28, 2008 at 8:30 AM

@ pajay

sir, tnx sa pagdaan...

maybe ur ryt sir, siguro nga kelangan ko pang mag-effort...

pag di talaga, subukan ko ng mag-martial law...hehe

payo mo yun sir ha...lol

~~m$. DoNNA~~ Says :
November 28, 2008 at 7:35 PM

ang haba.. ahihihihi!!
di pa makapag basa ng maayos
pasilip silip lang muna ako

daan lang to say HELLO!!!
happy weekend!

mavs Says :
November 28, 2008 at 7:48 PM

@ donna

ok lang...
daan daan ka lang...
peru basahin mo na nxt taym ha..
hehe..di masyadong demanding...
tnx for droppin by...

Dhianz Says :
November 29, 2008 at 3:05 AM

hahahah... yan lang muna koment koh ha... sensya nah pag nakakarating na akoh sa page moh eh don naman bangag na akoh parah magbasa...heheh... hey have a nice weekend! yeah ginawa koh lang chatbox toh... ingatz vice! GODBLESS! -di

mavs Says :
November 29, 2008 at 8:28 AM

@ dhianz

hey di tnx for bumping my page...

hehe...you're such a busy person kc lagi ka na lang nagmamadali...

sige la pRes...

jaz take ur tYm...

wag kasing nilalanghap ang usok ng katol para di laging baNgAg..lol

ingat ka lagi di... ™

Dhianz Says :
November 30, 2008 at 12:40 AM

Moving On post: i juz read ur post... yeah i luv it... and yeah tama sina lolo ronz nd lola josha it was a great post... while readin' ur post it reminded me of a friend that passed away few years ago... it was sad... everytime na maalala koh 'un it reminded me of na nde tlgah naten alam kung hanggang kelan ang buhay... ngaun kausap moh eh next day walah nah... daz y we gotta spend more time w/ our luv ones... tell them and make them feel how much we love them... and true nde dapat tau maging mediocre... we are all unique and we all have given different talents and gifts... i guess we juz gotta focus more on what we are good at than tryin' to be good at everythin'... make sense bah? haha... eniweiz... yeah... procrastinating... graveh isa akoh sa magaling dyan... lalo sa skul... galing gumana nang yutakz koh kapag last minute... graveh...but eniweiz... luv ur post... magaling kah sa english post ha... sige move on akoh sa next post moh! hehe... ayan tumatambay akoh sa page moh vice mavs! =)

10 reasons to smile post: yeah pareho tayo sa one... si God ang isa sa nagpapa-smile saken... yeah kahit ano ang pinagdadaanan naten sa buhay eh smile lang... nde naman Nyah tayo pababayaan... i remember i had a customer who made my day one time kc sabi nyah "u have a beautiful smile"... naks naman... hehe... sige... next post... hehe... =)

Love Thy Neighbor post: hmmmnnzzz... graveh naman yang show before u sleep... yeah kakairita ang ganyan especially pag patulog nahh... buti naman at nakatulog na nang ayos si vice mavs... hehe... ten things about you: hmmmzzz.... blog addict.. alam koh na 'un... kc isa ren akong adik....hehe.... nd yeah luv reading books as well... u don't own one kamo... sarap mong bigyan ahh...hehe... kc dme akoh nyan sa room koh... akoh naman kc minsan si bili especially pag mejo na-scan nang matah koh na maganda... problema dahil marami ang books koh nde koh nababasa lahat kc alam koh andyan lang... kahit marami na akong books eh nanghihiram pa akoh sometimes sa library at 'un binabasa koh kc may deadline ang balik..wehe... i luv reading books... pero noon mga tipong binabasa koh lang eh pocketbooks... i could read like 10pocketbooks in one day... noon 'un.... but i don't like it anymore... hehe... ngaun more on inspirational books... nag-umpisa tlgah ang pagiging book lover koh when a friend of mine introduced me to chickensoup books...then 'un na ang simula koh sa pagkahumaling sa libro... luv books! samahan moh pa nang kape... ayan masaya na akoh non... sobrah... that'll make my day... maraming galit sau?... hayaan moh yang mga yan... ipray moh na lang... nd hmmnnzzz... magaling ka tlgah sa english post ah... ba't akoh nde atah??? hehe... unless tlgah kelangan para sa school... wehe... try koh nga minsan?...hehe.. pero parang nde makatotohanan saken eh... wehe... eniweiz.. next post... =)

itz all about leadearship post: abah kaw palah leader sa work moh... nice!... i guess we should switch? u should be the president of josha's fans club... hehe... well kc akoh honestly.. i'm a good follower... and i guess i'd rather be a follower than a leader... kung leader akoh eh masyado akong mabait... and since feeling koh mabait akoh i might end up doin' all d' work... really... nde akoh bossy type... nde akoh tlgah mahilig mag-utos... i guess since i'm a bunso mas sanay akong inuutusan... pero hey may mga pamangkin na akoh... masarap palah mag-utos...hahaha... pero at work... i guess i'm not really good in handling group of people... i guess kayah koh pa i-handle isa isa or few people... basta ganonz... hehe... eniweiz ayan... nagtambay tlgah akoh sa page moh vice... since i'm not bein' fair kc minsan bangag na akoh pagdating sa page moh kaya etoh bumabawi sau...hehe... oh yeah dehinz koh ren gano nababasa mga books koh lately cuz bz akoh sa pagbabasa nang mga post d2... ayos naman kc may natutunan akoh... luv readin' all ur post... eniweiz... sige... pagtiyagaan moh basahin tong koment koh ha.... hehe... ingatz... hanggang sa muli...

GODBLESS! -di

Anonymous Says :
November 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM

uhm, teka mavs ha, di pwedeng di ako magcomment sa last commentor mo. ako ang kasunod nya eh...

DHIANZ
- wow, entry post na ba ito? lolz
di ko binasa pero pansin ko lang ha..parang short story..hehe

(back to you mavs)

anyways, true leaders should not only be a model, TRUE LEADERS CREATE MORE LEADERS, not just followers. yun lang.;)

Kosa Says :
December 1, 2008 at 12:52 AM

ahhhh ako im not a good leader pero good follower ako.. hindi ako pasaway kase uto uto ako..lols joke.. nice nice

Kosa Says :
December 1, 2008 at 12:54 AM

taena.. ang haaaaaaaaba haba haba nung comment ni dhianz..lols akalain mo yun parang isang buong post..lols peace out! comment lang

Unknown Says :
December 1, 2008 at 5:00 AM

kawawa naman pala si BONG! lolz!

good leaders are good followers?
o good followers are good leaders?
nah...

ang akin lang e how could u lead if u havent tried following before di ba? wala namang instant leader agad.. lahat naman in one time or another e naging follower... either sa nanay, tatay, boss o kay kumander.. lolz!

... anyway,

wag mu pasakitin ulo ni BONG!!! hehehe

mavs Says :
December 1, 2008 at 1:28 PM

@ dhianz

naks! pres di...
nalula ako sa iksi ng 'yung comment...
peru soBra flattered ako kasi naGawa baSahin laHat ng pOsts kOng na-miSs mo..hehe..salamat tlaga di.
panu kaya kita masusuklian noh?
sige penGe naLang akO ng bOoks mo di kahit ung mga luMa na...hehe
namumulubi ako, maawa na poh kaYo...
kOntenTo na ako sa pagiging vice ng fAnz cLub ni ate jOsh di, maghahanap nalang ako ng ibang members..lol
sige iNgatz ka di...
tnx for the time...
hanggang sa uulitin di...
GB

mavs Says :
December 1, 2008 at 1:36 PM

@ dYLan

nAku sasabihin ko sanang parekoy e giRL paLa si dYLan..hehe

oo nga e, naloka din ako sa haba ng comment ni di, panu bumabawi e...hehe

TRUE LEADERS CREATE MORE LEADERS salamat sa linya ito misS dYLan..bayaan mo't i'll ponder on this...

@ kOSa

peace awt din kosa

mabuti naman pala at good follower ka kahit papanu, e ako none of the above e, trying hard lang tlaga..

anyway, salamat sa pagdaan koSa...

@ ron turon

master, di ko po pinapasakit ulo ni Bong (minsan lang naman hehe)

tama kayo master, kelangan munang maging isa good follower bago maghari-harian bilang lider...

yun din actually yung ponto ko kaso magulo lang talaga ako magpresent...

sorry na ha...lolz

tnx 4 dropping by master...

Randy Santiago Says :
December 1, 2008 at 3:17 PM

There are people that is so inconsiderate that they substantially take your feelings for granted.
It is for the leaders to communicate with the members on how to act as a team associate.
Leaders and members should have an OPEN forums for this matter to gain CLOSEness and camaraderie.
God bless Mavs!

Unknown Says :
December 1, 2008 at 9:38 PM

ahhhmm. ala naku masabe. ay meron pla.

as one of Bong's followes, i could really admit that sometimes, we tend to get lazy. but i believe that now, i understand things well, thus, i act good na.

i understand the newbies if they cant stAnd the responsibility yet, since, theyre still new.

ajajajaja. yaw2ness..

Joel CJ Senico Aba Says :
December 1, 2008 at 11:34 PM This comment has been removed by the author.
paperdoll Says :
December 2, 2008 at 4:08 AM

mag cocomment lang aco kahit wala naman acong sasabihin. . ang haba kasi comment ni dhianz. . naiinggit aco. . pero hindi co talaga kaya talunin ang style nya ng pag cocomment. . grabe! para acong nagbabasa ng pocketbook. . hindi co alam kung saan nya hinuhugot yung mga limpaklimpak na comment nya, , haha. .

@dhianz

neng kung saan saan na kita kinakausap. . kung saan saan ka rin napapadpad eh. . haha. .


hoy mavs! bcbchan? lagi na lang walang bago dito. . nagkakahawaan ng kaemohan posible ding nakakahawa ang katamaran. . bangon! iwagayway ang flag! liyaban ang malaking ice cream cone! paputukin ang mga kilikili. . pataying ang mga kapit bahay na magnanakaw ng tsinelas! murahin ang mahal! huwag kausapin ang mabaho ang hininga! bigyan ng sapatos ang may alipunga! ibilad sa araw ang walang magawa. . wag aco. . baka mangitim aco. . di na nga kaputian. . haha. .

sana sa pagkakataong to natalo co na si dhianz. . lol

paperdoll Says :
December 2, 2008 at 4:09 AM

wahaha! hindi pa rin! ayoco na nga!

mavs Says :
December 2, 2008 at 5:14 AM

@ Mike Avenue

Leaders and members should have an OPEN forums for this matter to gain CLOSEness and camaraderie.
hey tnx for this wonderful comment. I will really put this into consideration. tnx a lot.

@ Mary Narvasa

ahm...baket nasali ang mga newbies? wla naman akong nabanggit ni isa sa kanila sa post ko...
anyway,salamat sa comment dai..

@ Paper Doll

ineng, record holder na sa kahabaan yung comment ni dhianz kaya wag kana mangahas na talunin xa..hehe

oo busi-busyhan ang drama naming lahat dito...
founder's week kasi ng skul namin eh...di bale, pasasaan bat makakaraos din tayo, este kami pala...

salamat sa panahon neng...hehe

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