The old man smiled: "If one day I design a house, the investor wants to add a balcony, relatives want to add a window, neighbors suggest changing the paint color, friends advise adjusting the facade. Will I do it all?" The young man laughed:
If plowing in the middle of the road, the house will become a mess." The old man nodded: "Football is the same. Outsiders often look at each brick. The designer must look at the whole project. A good player is not necessarily suitable for the playing style that the coach wants to build. Just like a very expensive material is not necessarily suitable for the project. But fans often love names. And the coach must think about the operation of the whole team".
He paused for a few seconds and then added: "Everyone usually likes power, but few people like responsibility that comes with power. I used to be the director of an import-export company for more than twenty years. When I was a director, I once removed from the list of nominees a very good salesman in the company. His sales are always at the top.
Everyone thought he would be appointed head of department. People say you are biased, conservative, and don't know how to look at people. But the best salesperson is not necessarily the best manager. A head of department must know how to coordinate the whole team, train new employees, resolve conflicts and be responsible for the overall results. Two years later, that decision proved to be correct.
He looked at the rippling lake surface, leisurely: "Leadership is sometimes like steering a ship in the fog. Passengers see one direction. Sailors see another direction. But the helmsman must decide to go only in one direction. And if wrong, he must take responsibility, that is the price of being at the top.
The student looked at him: "Does it mean that leaders must accept being hated?". He shook his head: "Not really. But if a person wants to be loved by everyone, it is very difficult for them to become a good leader. In football, in business or in life, the leader is not judged by how many people they please. They are judged by whether they have enough courage to take responsibility for their choices or not. Because sometimes, to bring the whole team to the destination, the driver must accept listening to today's criticisms and only time gives the right or wrong answer.
The young man nodded and pondered as if wanting to absorb all the words he said and suddenly said: "Okay, let's go drink draft beer. I'm also having something to ask you, I'm afraid of loving the person in the middle and losing the hearts of both sides.
