Comments on: Leadership: There Is No Substitute for Caring http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-11/leadership-there-is-no-substitute-for-caring/ Leadership, followership, and purpose at work Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:26:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-11/leadership-there-is-no-substitute-for-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:35:33 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1614#comment-1668 I've been there too, Tom, and I've done the same - moved on. That's one reason why I am a big supporter of always being prepared to move on. No substitute for performance - it keeps you marketable in case you need to find something new. Thanks! Bret I’ve been there too, Tom, and I’ve done the same – moved on. That’s one reason why I am a big supporter of always being prepared to move on. No substitute for performance – it keeps you marketable in case you need to find something new. Thanks! Bret

]]> By: Tom Glover http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-11/leadership-there-is-no-substitute-for-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Tom Glover Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:12 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1614#comment-1667 Bret, You are so right when you talk about not being able to teach others to care. I have always found that when I've gotten to the point of no longer caring, it's time to move on. Once I've lost that caring (for the job, the work, the organization) I can't get it back. So the only thing I've been able to do is find something new to care about. Which of course is energizing in itself. Sometimes, I have to look outside the work to find something else to care about to carry me through for a while. Bret,

You are so right when you talk about not being able to teach others to care. I have always found that when I’ve gotten to the point of no longer caring, it’s time to move on. Once I’ve lost that caring (for the job, the work, the organization) I can’t get it back. So the only thing I’ve been able to do is find something new to care about. Which of course is energizing in itself. Sometimes, I have to look outside the work to find something else to care about to carry me through for a while.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-11/leadership-there-is-no-substitute-for-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:41:44 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1614#comment-1666 It's not a law of the universe, but I firmly believe that we lead the way we follow. Thanks, Christine! Bret It’s not a law of the universe, but I firmly believe that we lead the way we follow. Thanks, Christine! Bret

]]> By: Christine Livingston http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-11/leadership-there-is-no-substitute-for-caring/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 Christine Livingston Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:35:55 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=1614#comment-1665 I like these words, Bret: "You simply must learn the value of caring as a follower. If you don't develop this as a follower, it will be very difficult to develop as a leader." How true, but I'd never seen it articulated before. Thank you for the insight! I like these words, Bret: “You simply must learn the value of caring as a follower. If you don’t develop this as a follower, it will be very difficult to develop as a leader.” How true, but I’d never seen it articulated before.

Thank you for the insight!

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