I had my first (frontal) confrontation the other day. The first recently, or perhaps even, in my whole life. This confrontation involves all emotions and no diplomacy. The first time ever I lost myself in a near-public place.

To conceal names and to cut long story short - There was a problem with the delivery of a task. The task should have taken more than a day to complete but this person was asking it to be delivered in quite literally 24 hours. Voices raised and things heated up a little. It is really easy to blame other people and that exactly what this particular person of authority did. It actually only proves that my hunch about this particular person is right.

I know, I should have known better and not carried away with emotions. So, one thing I notice is that I still need to learn more. The next thing that got me thinking is: shouldn't those in position of authority known better? The simple answer to it is: No.

Reality really bites me in the arse, these days. Seeing more people in different kinds, shapes and attitudes opens my eyes to the world. This is more than just working with people from different cultures and having different work ethics. It is also about different motivations, goals and ambitions. It is all about the politics and getting to the top.

Like other life challenges I have faced before, this little hiccup in life you just shrug it off and move on. Look at the bright side, I know myself better, I taste what the real world is like a little more and hopefully next time I can be a little bit wiser.

*sigh* C'est La Vie.

The role of the leader does differ from the role of the manager. Allen J. Huth (Born to lead or made to manage- we need both) says the major differences between leaders and managers are “leaders have willing followers and managers get result through other people; leaders use influence and managers must have authority; leaders earn the right to lead from followers and with managers, the right to manage is granted by ownership; leaders ask (cannot use coercion) and managers tell (must be able to use coercion); leaders have personal power and managers have position power; and finally, leaders intend to make changes whereas managers produce goods and services.”

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