Monday, June 06, 2011

The Busy-ness of Business

Sometimes I wish I had a business degree...not because I need a business degree, but because too often I find those that went to business school think they have all the answers

And who knows maybe they do?  I know I don't have all the answers, I must have read close to 100 books on how to start your own business, how to do a business plan, how to be a consultant, management for dummies.

I've worked for companies with fewer then 30 employees, and I've worked for companies with 30,000+ employees, and no matter what the company, I find it hard to imagine myself as "president" or "CEO".  What type of person does it take to lead a company and make the "tough" decisions. Was it simply a high GMAT score?

I dream sometimes of owning my business, even if it's just a small convenience store, but  I doubt my abilities, I lack the confidence, and no matter how many books I read, or ideas I have, no matter how Busy I am, I don't know if I could make it.  I do see myself as a leader, and I enjoy working with people, and leading teams to success, but I'm pretty sure it takes more then that to president of a company.

Personally I'm partial to Jim Collins notion of Level 5 Leadership and that's what I aspire to, but what do others think?

1 comments:

chandra said...

This was great talk..thanks for sharing this with me!
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