By Alan Boyer
A few months ago I had the opportunity to spend a few minuteswith Jack Welch, past CEO of GE. A fantastic opportunity.
Some of the things he said about who they hire and what they arelooking for in managers sort of hit home with what I am tellingclients, and what I am telling my teen leadership group (ourRising Stars program).
The Best Managers Aren't Perfect But They Keep Getting Back onthe Horse
Jack Welch--"We look for people that are not perfect. Peoplethat have made mistakes, but know how to quickly get back up onthe horse when they've been thrown off, and those that turn theloss around into a win. It isn't about never making mistakes,it's about getting back up and moving forward toward theresults. If someone has never experienced falling off and showntheir ability to get back up they might not be the managers wewant."
"Leadership is about results, not experience, not education, orany of the other things that everyone claims is leadership. It'sabout
o Being able to consistantly deliver results, o Being able torecover from falling off that horse, o And geting right back onuntil you ultimately deliver results."
That's so in line with what I keep telling my clients and myyouth leadership groups I work with. The path to yourdestination is almost never a straight line. There will be zigzags, side trips, and steps backward.
Too many people slip off the trail, and just walk away tellingthemselves they just failed. The winners are the ones that learnfrom what took them off the trail, figure out how to get back onthe trail, and keep steadily plodding toward the goal even withthe setbacks.
Failure Is a Choice--Choose to Win
You only fail one time--when you say you have....and QUIT.
When that happens there is only one guaranteed outcome--Failure.That makes failure a choice. Those that choose to not get backon choose to be victims.
Those that win choose to get back on the horse, get back on thetrail and plod along toward the goal
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