You cannot be a leader if there is no follower

"Leader" has been used in numerous way in the organization, as if one is
on a driver seat. The old school of thoughts was all about manging,
managers and the managed, etc. New world was about matrix organization,
virtual teaming, leading by influence, empowerment, etc. etc. etc.

But just like what I heard from an aussie colleague 10 years ago, "you
cannot be a leader if there is no follower". The statement was made
when I had a drink with some aussie colleagues. A colleague
(non-aussie) said it's an invention and oz was a leader in using plastic
money notes. An assuie colleague just made the comment, and we all laughed.

Yesterday, two colleagues were chatting after lunch around my desk and
they somehow said something about "leader". I just made the remark. On
second thought, I hope I didn't confuse them and gave them an impression
that I was talking about them (be it on the leader or th follower
side). But I think the stmt is so true... :)

To all sort of Leaders...

Have fun!!!

(...ding! ding! ding! got a st msg from TC...)

江湖救急

2008.04.02

晚上七时多到了酒楼，但发觉只有两台麻将与我和另外两个同事，谈了一会共事后感觉很无聊，突然想到玩很久没有碰的桥牌，于是叫了3个同事玩德国桥牌，但实 在很久没有锻炼，已经忘了游戏规则，大家老作之余我又想起桥牌高手... 的爱人：女姐，她很快解释了计分方法，还谈到最后一局可以打有王或无王，十分感谢... :)

我最后还是带点运气地赢了... :P

但话说回来，真是有点生疏了，有心无力，记不到大家出了的牌，有机会的话还是想再玩玩。