I was reading in the paper today about the earnings of company executives, city councellors, pollies. Hundreds of thousands if not millions per annum. They’re lives are so far removed from the body of people for which they govern that empathy is not possible. I am guessing Kim Jong il has never been hungry like ‘the people he serves’. I am guessing that the Coproate Leaders living in bayside suburbs can’t really see environmental degradation from their poolside deck. In addition new leaders with good intentions often suffer from metamorphisis as they climb and are influenced by the ‘Good Life’. This makes me angry because what they see influences their decisions, from which WE can’t escape, it affects all of us.
Ok, maybe a bit off the track for a start up blog, but I had to get this off my chest. Just remember to think beyond money and consumtpion. Think of why you want to run a company, who you’ll serve and provide some true leadership. With mad men like Kim Jong il around, right now the world needs you.
As Roosevelt said “There has not been a man yet that led an easy life, who’s name is worth remembering!”
Let’s not be envious or angry with those that have the responsibility for serving THAT HAVE FAILED.
Although some of our public leaders may have lost touch with the people they are supposed to represent, the truly great leaders are everyday people like my mate Stevie that are centred around serving that are not driven by status, power or money. Their reward is in the personal satisfcation that the good they do will outlive them and echoe into eternity!