10,000 Milestone

Well, this little blog have hit a small milestone last week with 10,000 hits. It is in fact nothing to shout about but it does signify a milestone for me personally. Anyway, looking at the journey so far, it is good to look back and ask ourselves some questions. In this posting, there would be no answer, only questions as I believe the key to finding the right solutions is to ask the right questions in the first place.

1. To be a good leader, do you engage with your co-workers such that you have more than just a professional relationship? There seems to be two school of thoughts here:

a) Keep your distance and maintain the relationship as strictly professional so that when it comes to tough decisions, you are not influenced by personal emotion.
b) Be more than a colleague and get to know your colleagues personally so that you know what is his dreams, life values and aspirations.

2. Do you discuss and explain every management decisions with people who you worked with or in some cases, there is no need for them to know as they may not be ready or mature enough to handle the information?

3. In a company, just like in a football team, we need goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers. Of course, the strikers will get most of the attention but how do we ensure the goalkeepers and defenders of a company understand their role and is happy with their contributions in the company rather than envious of the strikers?

4. In leading a company, does 100% democracy work where decisions are based on consensus or it should be based on the wisdom of the management in making tough and unpopular decisions but good for the company's long-term growth?

5. Does absolute freedom works where we treat our co-workers like adult rather than children and let them work freely, e.g. not necessary for fixed office hour, as long as they deliver the final product within the fixed timeline or people always need discipline in order to perform?

What do you think?

Happy Father's Day.

p.s. My father is my biggest inspiration and I strive to be just like him. I remember that whenever I tell him that I did not do so well in my studies, he will just ask me: "Have you tried your best? If yes, there is nothing to be ashamed of. If not, then you should try your best the next time".