Bulldozer00's Blog

An anointed (not elected) leader once told me: “sometimes it’s best to lead quietly from behind“. Of course, leadership has many facets, and “leading quietly from behind” can be one of them. But is it?

The concern I have is with the word “quietly“. Unless one knows what’s going on and communicates clearly what needs to be done, which implies being “unquiet“, how can one lead from behind without telepathic powers? It reminds me of the general who stays in the warm tent 100 miles behind the front lines where the grunts are busting their asses for god and country. But, since I’m not a leader (boo hoo! and waaaah!), don’t listen to me. Plus, I certainly ain’t the quiet type – except when I’m in situations in which I’m engulfed by fear. D’oh!

How about you? What kind of leader are you? If you are a lowly in-duh-vidual contributor, what kind of leader would you be?