This is My Journey...

Thursday, April 14, 2005

*What makes an effective Chief Executive?*

I was watching CNN today. News were disappointing. The world is in chaos. Everywhere in the world there are disputes. Hmmp! I wanted to off the T.V. but then I wanted to be updated what was happening outside the four walls of our office.

Then, this caught my attention, "What makes an effective Chief Executive?" Chief executives were in the news this past few days. Change of CEOs for top multinational companies. Controversies. I thought about my current and past bosses. I thought I am lucky coz not every employee can talk or report directly to the CEO.

I look up for my Superior, not only the owner but my previous Managers. I was inspired to climb to the top and be one too. For me, who are worthy to be a Manager/Superior? Those who know how to reach out with their subordinates. But sadly most people when they are on the top they forget where they came from. I don't know. Is there really that attitude. I swear to myself, I won't be one. That's why I maintain a "buddy relationship" with my staff. I see to it that I make them comfortable with me and I'm easy to approach. I want her (coz most of my staff are female) to feel that we are a team.And I am not the bossy type.

People around were wondering how could I tame my staffs' attitude. Funny, I was priveleged to have a staff that has extraordinary attitude. Somehow like me, tough... a fighter. To others, my staffs are weird, hard to reach out, completely opposite of my soft-spoken character according to them. Well, my staffs, if they could look closely, are persons with depth. Efficient and loyal. Intelligent. I can relate to them. They know how a superior-subordinate relationship works.

Also, a superior should know how to respect his/her subordinate. Respect is something you could get if you know how to give it. I don't want to see my employee scared of me. There's a big difference between the two.

Right now, I still have contacts with my previous staffs and they are a friend I know I can rely on.

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