This is titled this way because it is nit my post..
It is just something I read and happened to fall in love with.
It is something true that should be copied by everyone.
Please read below:
I MET SOMEBODY.
Yesterday, at a local airport here, I heard ‘Somebody, Diamond Bank”. I had two nicknames in Diamond Bank when I worked there: ‘Prof” and “Somebody”. Mr Ohis [now ED in GTBank] in training school, upon joining from NYSC, nicknamed me “Prof”. The junior associates [drivers, security, tea servers] called me Somebody. That Somebody was because I saw everyone as somebody. So, when I heard that shout, I turned back. Before me was one of the drivers helping in our ITG unit. He started thanking me for…
Take a challenge: when you get back to office on Monday and the security man opens the door; thank him. If the front lady greets you, return the favor. Making people feel good does not make you a lesser manager. You may not know, those “returns” could influence people’s lives.
As a student, one of the greatest moments I had in FUTO was the day I had a handshake with the Vice Chancellor; I had received the University Scholar Award. I was a boy from the village shaking the greatest power in my world.
In Nigeria, we need to take down the “big man” mentality. Loosen up and inspire personal confidence in people’s lives. That is part of the African tradition. It is painful to watch men pass junior workers doing all to greet them. IT MAKES US WEAKER AS LEADERS.
Thank you for the read.
