Let us enjoy being a Leader than a Boss-Kindly remember, all of us are Leaders in our own ways.

Do you want to be a Leader in all walks of your life and render some common good to fellow human, inclusive of your family members, relatives and friends? Or Boss over the rest and inflict tremendous stress in order that you will be singled out as a major villain of the piece in the drama of life, keen to bulldoze the finer sensibilities of those who encounter in your life. In my life, I have seen both leaders and bosses. In my late academic life when I got position, I could behave like a Leader and not like a boss. Sometimes my accommodative and friendly attitude and the gentlemanly polite behavior were also exploited by others. But with a stoic smile I have not abandoned my core personality and with little politics (read nil politics), I have managed many politicized individuals having unfriendly and unaccomodative nature. It is like practicing free trade even while others are adapting a protective stance, particularly in an environment of recession. Now, some extract from my dateless diary.

The Boss drives his men
The Leader inspires them
The Boss depends upon authority
The Leader depends upon good will
The Boss evokes fear
The Leader radiates love
The Boss says ‘I’
The Leader says ‘we’
The Boss says ‘who is wrong ?’
The Leader says ‘what is wrong ?’
The Boss knows how it is done
The Leader knows how to do it
The Boss demands respect
The Leader commands respect
So be a Leader
Not a Boss

(This is a poster on a wall if Government office at Harare)