It's My Blog!

My last blog was on 2014 wow

Well anyways some people ask me about this blog and even more ask me about my stories.

In response, i decided to make a new blog series to tell you some of my stories, but as disclaimer i should warn you.

This is my blog! My side of the story.
You can agree with me or we can agree or disagree. It doesn't matter its my thoughts, my ideas, my world!

Wait for it ;)

Recca
@roninsleader

Manager or Leader?

Manager or Leader?

This question has always been a topic in countless managerial book. In summary, lots of manager are not seen as a leader and this cause an internal fraction among the company or organization.

Manager is someone  holding the status quo. Someone with the position given by superiors. Managers do the things right so that the company/organization do the things right. Meanwhile, Leaders might not have the position and might not have direct access to the superiors, however Leaders have influence over peer and subordinates. Leaders might not do the things right, but Leader do the Right Things.

Inevitably the presence of leader and manager can be destructive upon the work dynamic, since Mangers and Leaders tend to have different perspective. Fractions will be establish upon different grounds. Managers stick to the rules and regulations. Leaders create their own rule and spread the influence.

So would you be a Manager or a Leader? I would say you must become both!

In my country Indonesia, we have an excellent example of how these two roles are played. The Partnership between Jokowi and Ahok in Jakarta is without saying one of the best ever. Jokowi is current Governor of Jakarta (and soon to be our President) and Ahok is his deputy. The way I see this is that Jokowi appears as the leader, who stands for the people and share the aspiration, hope and vision. Jokowi do the right things by giving hope. While Ahok maintain the balance by playing the bad guy, who do the things right. Ahok do all the dirty work of scolding incompetent staff and balance the internal management. Nonetheless, they create a beautiful partnership. So the roles of leader and manager must co-exist!

Managers do the things right. Leaders do the right things.

Be Both and you are right!

Recca

@roninsleader

Rules

Rules. Wherever, whoever and whenever we are rules are something we will always stumble upon. It is there the very moment we are born. Be it the hospital, be it our own house and early when we start going to school, we always meet rules. It goes on and on and on, until we go to college and later on at work.

Some say rules are make meant to be broken, while other say the opposite. I personally agree and believe that rules are mostly old habits that people are afraid to break. Most rules are made out of circumstances and so as the circumstance differs so shall the rules.

However, it is not so secret that those who ignore the rules, those who think beyond the rules are often marked as outlaws, weirdo, disaster, wicked and whatever the ruler (whoever have power at their time, be it emperor, king, queen, president, general or whoever). That is exactly why we have a period of time well-known as the dark ages, where everything is so dark,so full of terror and so forth.

Nevertheless, we all must learn the rules! Learn, learn and learn some more so that we know them so well that the odds be in our favor.

The Ordinary follow Rules,
while the Extraordinary are usually
Followed by Rules

Recca
@roninsleader