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+title: What I think about leadership and work
+tags: [ personal improvement ]
+published: true
+---
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+This goes to my dear friend [FS](http://www.openquest.pt) who has helped me a
+lot today. Thank you for your example.
+
+I have (re)discovered that not everyone is meant to be a leader. The worst
+thing I have concluded is that the actual leaders shouldn't be leaders at all
+because they just don't know how to lead people the right way.
+
+* Bad leaders don't actually consider people as such: they call them
+  _resources_. Honestly I don't feel like I'm an object. What can be more
+  unmotivating than being treated as _something_, not _someone_?
+* Bad leaders don't care of what you think, they just want to see the job done.
+  I'm not against wanting the job done but I believe we deserve to feel good
+  while doing our work. **Work is not supposed to be a sacrifice, it's supposed
+  to be a joyful way to serve people.**
+* Bad leaders don't teach, they criticize and even when they do they do it
+  wrong. Try and think of God or who/whatever serves you as a perfect example
+  of a loving teacher. I'm sure much of the disappointments would fade away.
+* Bad leaders think they know all and think we can do all. That's a huge
+  difference between realizing someone's potential is good and showing trust on
+  her work.
+
+There would be a lot more bad attitudes I could point out, you can simply
+imagine one bad boss you've had (or you still do) and all the bad things they
+did to you.
+
+I want to assure you my will is to release society from wrong principles of
+professionalism and misconceptions of professional etiquette. If someone says
+you should not be yourself at work then something is definitely wrong. Of
+course you can actually be doing something wrong; in that case, I advice you to
+look over yourself and get over some big faults of yours. But if you strongly
+believe you are a nice person and if you realize your social life is quite
+rewarding then fear not and stand up for your valiant principles of innocence
+and truth.
+
+I stand up for a pleasant way of working and for better leadership.