{"id":1571,"date":"2015-05-20T13:08:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T18:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calebstrong.org\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:10:28","slug":"qotd-leadership-not-rank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/man-skilz.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/20\/qotd-leadership-not-rank\/","title":{"rendered":"QOTD: Leadership is a choice, not a rank."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have written and talked about the concept of true leadership and leadership in organizations. &nbsp;My focus in my career is to build high functioning teams. &nbsp;Today a colleague sent me this <strong>TED Talk<\/strong> video link that speaks to exactly what I mean when I talk about leadership and true team building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/player\/embed\/406453811\/406831301\" width=\"100%\" height=\"290\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In my nearly 30 years in this industry, most people when asked, said they prefer to\u00a0work hard for a boss\u00a0they trust (and like) over having a cushy job working for a boss they can&#8217;t stand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are exceptions to this, of course, but many times, those people aren&#8217;t really working the cush job, they are preparing for their next career stepping stone. &nbsp;Take a look at the video and leave me your comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>QOTD: &#8220;Leadership is a choice, not a rank.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"3gqu1\" data-offset-key=\"ek1qr-0-0\">\n<h6 data-offset-key=\"ek1qr-0-0\"><em><strong>May Jesus have His way with your day<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-offset-key=\"ek1qr-0-0\">&nbsp; &#8211; Gary C &#8211;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"ek1qr-0-0\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\" rel=\"license\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/creativecommons.org\/images\/public\/somerights20.png?zoom=1.100000023841858&amp;w=800\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"ek1qr-0-0\">Gary Cartagena is a dedicated husband and father.<br>\nHe is Founder and consultant for <a href=\"http:\/\/TekMan.cc\/#calebstrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tek Management<\/a>,<br>\nFounder of the Men\u2019s Community site: <a title=\"Level Up Your Life\" href=\"https:\/\/man-skilz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Man Skilz<\/a>,<br>\nCo-Founder of the online Bible study app: <a title=\"Finding the truth in Scripture at every age.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.biblecounts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BibleCounts<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gcartagena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.linkedin.com\/img\/webpromo\/btn_in_20x15.gif?zoom=1.100000023841858&amp;resize=20%2C15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.linkedin.com\/img\/webpromo\/btn_in_20x15.gif?zoom=1.100000023841858&amp;resize=20%2C15\" alt=\"View Gary Cartagena's LinkedIn profile\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" border=\"0\">View Gary Cartagena\u2019s profile<\/a><br>\n<br>\nThis work is licensed under a <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\" rel=\"license\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License.<\/a><br>\n\u00a9 2008-2026: All content on this and other pages within the TekMan family of domains are the specific intellectual property of the owner of the site, Tek Management and\/or The Strong Foundation. 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