Scholars equals to good leaders?
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Lets just say,i would rather be under a warrant officer than to be under a YSL during war time.
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Thats because Scholars have great memory and brain power. In the army, u need to learn things fast. There are lots of things to learn in the army. Having great memory and brain power helps.
Leadership is something that can be taught and learned. Hence its easy for scholars to be trained to become leaders, as they can learn and memorize the art of leadership much faster. -
Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.
Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others. -
Likeable.
Good leaders are people-centric. They may be scientists, engineers or technical experts by background, but they recognize interpersonal skills are paramount. They display high degrees of emotional intelligence, and thrive on finesse and likeability.
They want to be liked -- and they are. Again, the key is what's inside the leader. Likeability comes from the inside out.
Ethical.
Good leaders are direct and straightforward. They set clear performance expectations and hold people accountable. This requires being direct and truthful, which can be difficult but -- more often than not -- is natural for the principle-based leader. Good leaders know it's hard to beat the truth.
Open to feedback.
Good leaders are open and dedicated to lifelong learning. They seek feedback about their performance through direct conversations and objective tools such as 360-degree reviews. Seeking continuous improvement in their companies, they also seek it for themselves.
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You might like to know that the greatest generals in history didn't come from some scholarship program. People like Patton, Zhukov, Gunderian did not have the priviledge of a scholarship, and worked their way through the ranks to get to the top.Originally posted by norm:Thats because Scholars have great memory and brain power. In the army, u need to learn things fast. There are lots of things to learn in the army. Having great memory and brain power helps.
Leadership is something that can be taught and learned. Hence its easy for scholars to be trained to become leaders, as they can learn and memorize the art of leadership much faster.
In the case of Zhukov, he even had to survive a genocidal maniac of a boss who executed all his superiors.
Leadership is learnt via experience and not via books, although one could learn from books by learning from the mistakes others had made but practice does not equal to theory. -
Their concept of meritocracy means more A's in your exams.
And no, the "A" here doesn't mean ability.
Really.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
PM LHL Failed all 3 tests
[b]Likeable.
Good leaders are people-centric. They may be scientists, engineers or technical experts by background, but they recognize interpersonal skills are paramount. They display high degrees of emotional intelligence, and thrive on finesse and likeability.
They want to be liked -- and they are. Again, the key is what's inside the leader. Likeability comes from the inside out.
Ethical.
Good leaders are direct and straightforward. They set clear performance expectations and hold people accountable. This requires being direct and truthful, which can be difficult but -- more often than not -- is natural for the principle-based leader. Good leaders know it's hard to beat the truth.
Open to feedback.
Good leaders are open and dedicated to lifelong learning. They seek feedback about their performance through direct conversations and objective tools such as 360-degree reviews. Seeking continuous improvement in their companies, they also seek it for themselves.
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Yeah it seems the new batch of PAP guys are failing the EQ test aren't they? They cannot communicate what they want siah, bloody hell, they didn't even know will have GST increase lor...
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Government takes in scholars thinking that they are the ones who can lead and do what it takes to run the organisation. I wonder why SAF is retrenching abled-warrant officers who can run the batallion and commissioned officers who takes mc most of the time to stay?
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Can Lee Hsien Loong Son lead a battalion since he's a commissioned officer?
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sometimes i wonder if he really knows the depth of dislike people have for him since the press works overtime to paint him as such a wonderful leader. wonder if he is a victim of his own propaganda.Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:PM LHL Failed all 3 tests
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Lead them to hell but not back. and of course...its not his fault.Originally posted by bila_prem:Can Lee Hsien Loong Son lead a battalion since he's a commissioned officer? -
smart not meaning wise neh!
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Actually I have immense respect for Mr LKY, at least he dares to come out and talk. Like it or not you are dealing with him.
LHL tends to hide behind Mr Goh. All the bad news all let Mr Goh say... poor mr goh. -
If LKY treating Singapore as his personal property, do you still have respect for him?Originally posted by bigmouthjoe:Actually I have immense respect for Mr LKY, at least he dares to come out and talk. Like it or not you are dealing with him.
LHL tends to hide behind Mr Goh. All the bad news all let Mr Goh say... poor mr goh. -
Yes, I may disagree with some of the things but I respect him as a leader lor... I am not entirely anti-PAP lah, why u all think i anti-PAP. I am only in shock at what PAP has become now... a blood thirsty vampire who don't care about us... haiz...Originally posted by (human):If LKY treating Singapore as his personal property, do you still have respect for him? -
PAP is a cunning party where profit is earned almost everyday. By sueing truths written by magazines and other miscellaneous cases. Moreover, we have the highest paid ministers in the world.
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Being smart and scoring in examinations does not mean that the person will make a good leader.
There is an article in the straits time, ( Should be around last month/year ), they interviewed CEOs and successful businessman about their views on these. They noted that people without the paper qualifications are noticably more street smart and able to handle problems in a more resourceful manner. They have a larger number of contacts in the business world and able to convince people to sign up deals with them. The same could not be said for most people with more qualifications.
Should anything crops up, these people knows how to take the initiative and resolve the matter instead of dwelling on it and discussing on how to deal with the matter. They are able to communicate with their co-workers in a different manner too. Things work out more efficiently with these street wise people compared to the qualified ones.
However, should these street wise people are armed with the paper qualifications, it would of course be a plus point.
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Short-sighted, poor planning, no ground experiance, work on statistic, by the book, slow action.
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When a country is well-governed, poverty and a mean condition are things to be ashamed of. When a country is ill-governed, riches and honour are things to be ashamed of.Originally posted by bila_prem:PAP is a cunning party where profit is earned almost everyday. By sueing truths written by magazines and other miscellaneous cases. Moreover, we have the highest paid ministers in the world. -
Agree!!!
Scholars only mean their IQ is comparably higher than others, but maybe their EQ is comparably worse than somebody.
Originally posted by bila_prem:Never judge a person by its certificate. There is a difference between study smart and working smart. Not all scholars are good leaders. -
Hey you talking about some of the forumers here? They only go by newspaper reports and sadtisics given by our gahment... they happy with everything gahment say and only go by the book. They are slow to react when we have a strong point and fast to react when they think they can defend the gahment successfully...Originally posted by T.Ryousuke:Short-sighted, poor planning, no ground experiance, work on statistic, by the book, slow action. -
So the conclusion is that present system is wrong... but guess most good leaders and successful businessmen in Singapore prefer to keep low profile. Because you either be with the MIW or against them...
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Arnie is running which big american state again?
Common sense would tell anyone that high pay does not mean lower corruption. Common sense, no in fact my arse would have answered that question in the title. -
Frankly speaking har, I'm always thinking about "Can a person with higher paper qualification lead a combat forces better than one who can really leads?"
Of course, I'm not denying that there are really good leaders with really good paper qualification. But choosing officers based on paper qualifications alone? That's way too stupid.
I think army is the place where meritocracy fails and elitism kicks in. A lot of our politican came from the army, sadly....