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"You can't do my job"

"You can't do my job"

From the course: Inspirational Leadership Skills: Practical Motivational Leadership

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"You can't do my job"

- The inspirational leader admits that they don't know everything. I think in the past, maybe leaders had to be an all-knowing God. But I think nowadays, the modern world, we know that not everyone knows everything. And I think it's better to be honest and admit that you don't know everything. However many years ago, somebody said to me, relationship is like operating a jig borer which is a type of machine that drills very accurate holes. And apparently jig borers are really difficult to use. I don't actually know why, but apparently it takes years to really master the use of a jig borer. And this bloke said to me, "You can't do my job. You can't operate a jig borer. So why are you in charge of me?" And I thought that's quite an interesting question, actually. Do I have a right to be in charge of somebody whose job I can't even do. What I actually said to him was you don't want me to know how to do your…

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