Delete comment from: Captain Capitalism
One thing I have found after almost a decade in management is that leadership is *draining*. Back in undergrad, I was a BMOC, active in many social endeavors, very extroverted. However, now that I am responsible for a part-time staff of 50, I find that I require much more alone time. I no longer go out for drinks/fun 3-4 days a week, instead coming home to veg. I usually spend one entire weekend day doing "nothing" (actually recharging.) I appear to have become very "boring" to many of my friends who are working stressful jobs but are not responsible for managing others.
It is incredibly difficult for non-leaders to understand how much energy leadership simply takes out of you, at least if you take it seriously. If anyone has ever wondered why cocaine and amphetamines are popular amongst top-level executives, my guess is that many need it just to get through the day. I prefer solitude and smoke myself.
Nov 15, 2012, 9:26:36 PM
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