So today we are going to be talking about leadership. So there are a number of different
things that come to mind when I think of leadership. First thing that comes to mind is all the leaders
that I had that I had great respect for, that I worked my butt off for because I felt like I was
respected. And then the leaders that I have no love for and still have no love for because
they only cared about themselves. They didn't care about me. They didn't care about anybody else in
my group. And it was impossible to feel happy going to work and having to work for that person
knowing that everything I did, they would eventually take credit for. And there was
no appreciation there. So what do you think of Troy? Yeah, you know, it's so true. You have the
the ones that you respected. It's almost like when you were growing up
and going through school, the teachers that were normally the toughest on you, but had cared the most, you respected them
and their decision-making process, and you honored that, versus the ones that you knew that were just it was all self And I know I had a deputy chief that I worked for that I thought she was one of the best ones I had ever worked for
She used to let people come in. She said, I have an open door policy. She said, when you come into my room, my office
don't make it a crybaby session. If you come in with a problem, come in with a solution
It may not be the best, but at least it's a start. And that let me know that you're serious
about what you're coming in here for. You're not just coming here to gripe and complain. And I like that because it kept a lot of people out that didn't, they just wanted to stir problems, start up problems
Yeah, exactly. And I think about probably, well, I have to say one of the best leaders I ever worked for because I also worked for Derek. So I can't say that I only had one good leader because Derek was the leader of my team. Derek was my sergeant at one point. He was my lieutenant at one point. And he is an amazing leader
And the supervisor who I had for the longest while I was there, she was a sergeant who was
pretty much adored by everyone because she was that sergeant who always had her people's
back who always was all about what was best for the people who worked for her She was the sergeant that you would go in and work your butt off for her because you knew that yes you making her look good
but at the same time, she's going to be making you look good because she always doesn't just
take the credit, but puts the credit where the credit is due, gives you credit for what you do
makes you feel good about what you do. And it's not necessarily you get anything for doing it
accept appreciation. And I think some of the best leaders I've ever seen are the ones who
appreciate their people and let them know that. So it's not enough just to feel that appreciation
You have to also, you know, let people know that it's there. Otherwise you're not demonstrating
that. And with the Black Swan group, we're all, you know, it's all about demonstrating and understanding of what's happening with the other side. So if you know that it's good and you
see all this positive stuff, but you never speak about it, the person doesn't know you feel that
way. So your leadership is lacking. It's like using your intuition. You recognize everything
but you don't speak about it. It doesn't matter because the other side has no idea
that that positive thing is happening. All they feel is that they're never getting
you know, recognized for anything. You know, that's so true. And you think about it
even though they were the ones who could tell you the truth they could tell you hey you know what I don agree with it No I think what you saying is incorrect or you taking the wrong position
and you'll respect that because you know that they've given it some thought that they're not just saying it self-serving
They're being very honest with you and they're helping you grow. And you have more respect for people like that
Yeah, well, and something key that you said there was they're helping you grow
Some of the worst leaders in the world are all about themselves. They're not in it to do anything for their people, to help their people grow. They're in it for themselves, for whatever they can get for it. If they're still interested in climbing up the ladder further, they step on you to get up the ladder
instead of realizing that you as a worker under them can help them climb that ladder
if they would just give you a little bit of respect because nothing shows the higher ups
in any organization what a good leader is when they have their people working their butts off
for them and they show that they get a lot done and they have a lot of accomplishments
based on what their people are doing and they're giving their people credit for that. but that leader looks good because everything is going right in that section
So when everything is going right in that section, it means that the people in that