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You Can't Send a Duck to Eagle School
Know the Power of Humility
The following is an excerpt from “You Can’t Send a Duck to Eagle School, and Other Simple Truths of Leadership,” by Mac Anderson
I’ve lived in Chicago for the past 30 years, and as you might expect, I’m a huge Chicago Bears fan. Over the past few years, I watched one man emerge as the leader of the team. His name … Brian Urlacher. No question, Urlacher is a very talented football player. He’s made the Pro Bowl for the last 6 years as a middle linebacker. But, if you’re a football fan, you know there are a lot of very talented football players who never become the unquestioned leader of their team.
Why is that? Obviously, there are many reasons a leader can emerge from the pack; but in Urlacher’s case, it is his humility and his passion for the game.
I must say, for a superstar athlete, his humility is beyond refreshing. He never talks about himself, his achievements, his statistics; but, he is always the first to praise and defend his teammates and his coaches. When asked how he wanted to be remembered, he said,
Then he was asked about his success in the NFL. He said, “I think I’ve adjusted pretty well, thanks to good coaches and great teammates. I won’t say that I’m lucky, but just fortunate, I guess … I’m very blessed.”
So many times, the difference in a good leader vs. a great leader is one word … Humility. A great leader is never afraid to poke fun at himself, and is always first to give all the due credit to others.
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A must have guide for every leader – this book will help you hire better people, become a better leader, get more done is less time and ignite your team to perform to their highest potential.
- Mac Anderson's style of combining great quotes and graphic design with engaging stories has sold more than 2 million books.
- This movie makes a great "takeaway" to reinforce any leadership conference.
If you're going to climb a tree would you rather hire a squirrel or train a horse? That's the premise for this very clever and insightful book. Mac Anderson shares his 30 plus years of leadership experience in a fresh and engaging manner.
"My goal with this little book is to share some of my "lessons learned" in a brief, but engaging way. Because so many times, it's not what is said but how it is said, that turns the switch from off to on." – Mac Anderson, Founder Simple Truths
Duck to Eagle has 29 chapters, and listed below is just a sampling:
- Change is Good... You Go First
- Burning Brightly Without Burning Out
- The Road to Success is Not Always a Road
- Make Your Brand Stand for Something
- Attitude isn't Everything, but it's Pretty Darn Close
- You Only Get One Chance to Make a Good First Impression
- If You Chase Two Rabbits, Both Will Escape
- Leadership Would be Easy if it Wasn't for People
- Forget Real Good... Remember Feel Good
얼마전 국회에서 국민 코메디 프로인 '개콘'을 가지고 존재감을 찾고자하는 어이 없는 국회의원이 있었다.
훌륭한great지도자와 좋은good지도자의 차이를 말할 때 휼륭한 지도자는 자신을 꼬집는 풍자유머에 큰 웃음을 보내나 좋은 지도자는 명쾌히 즉각적으로 해명하는 자라고 한다.
집안에서 가장으로, 아내로 , 자식으로 인정 받고, 존경 받고, 사랑 받고,높힘 받는 자는 세상 그 어떤 곳, 그 어느 곳에서든 아무런 관계없이동일한 아니 그 이상의 대접을 받는다. 뢔 그럴까? 미국 어느 대통령은 공공 연설을 하기전에 꼭 아내와 아이들 앞에서 연습을 했었고 그들이 ok로 만족해할 때까지 반복했었다고 한다.
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존경 받는 아버지는, 사랑 받는 아내는, 인정 받는 자식, 위대한 지도자 이들의 공통분모는 있는 듯 없고, 없는 듯 있으면서 모든 신뢰와 신망을 남에게 돌려 자기자신을 드러내 내세우지 않는 언행이라고 한다.
내 세울 것도 없고 부자이지도 못한 부모님 엄마아부지에게 잘못했다고 한적이 있는가. 뛰어나지 못한 그저 그런 자식 아들딸에게 자신의 잘못을 인정하고 사과한 적이 있는가. 하찮아 보이는 부부 아내남편에게 잘못에대해 용서를 구한 적이 있는가. 법률적 강제로 인해 사회적 동물인가 인륜천륜에 기인한 자연이란 사랑으로의 인간인가.
집안 안방에서 짖어 되는 개가 밖에 나가면 숨도 제대로 못쉬고 주눅들어 만사에 꼬리 내린다.