Leadership
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 so recently the singapore students' association over here have been seeking nominations for the exco positions, since the changing of the guard is coming, so to speak. and suddenly everyone is fluttering about asking each other about who's running for what, which strikes me as amusing because, in typical singaporean fashion, no one gives a fuck about what the SSA is doing most of the year, so why are they so excited now?considering that no one really wants to run the ssa, i wasn't too surprised when i got nominated for president. i was, however, surprised when people actually asked me if i was going to run, making like they were actually interested in me as the president. somehow i get the feeling that they just want another sucker to make sure their local eatery discounts don't disappear.
not that i would mind terribly doing it. what i do mind, though, is being the president of a committee that i wouldn't want to work with. i've been thinking about that - considering that i don't get paid for this job, is it too selfish of me to only want to do it if i get to choose who i do it with?
anyway, when i rejected the nomination i got another email urging me to reconsider, stating that i was identified as a candidate with outstanding leadership potential, and i was amazed by how much 'outstanding leadership potential' meant to me. or rather, by how little it meant to me. it's a strange thing, leadership. i cannot remember if i sought it before, but now, it seems i have it, yet i no longer wish to wield it.
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