This brought back memories of a trip to Iqaluit in 1982. I was an Ontario A/Crown on loan to DOJ for a project on money laundering and had been recruited to what was known as “The Northern Flying Squad”. That was formed of Ottawa based feds with prosecution experience who filled in for the then small Yellowknife office staff. I was called on to do a prosecution of two drug traffickers. After successfully concluding the case in a few days, the RCMP offered me a fishing trip to a river above the Arctic Circle. A “training flight” they called it. After landing a few char, it was time for lunch. I expected fish but no, they hauled a gas barbecue out of the back of the plane, a Twin Otter I think, and proceeded to grill some steaks. The char were to be returned for a mess dinner back at Iqaluit.
Foraging baboons, Victor Hugo, The Simpsons - impressive breadth of references from my Learned Friend. Leadership is situational as Doug has pointed out in the Twin Otter story which by the way was one of the best aircraft ever made for northern travel but I digress. We need to separate the hierarchical legacy and related trappings of power and have leadership all throughout the organization. I had a simple mantra- you lead people and you manage assets. I have always reduced things so I could understand them because unlike Doug, I’m just a poor, dumb country boy.
Robert, thank you very much for your kind words. They are as much appreciated by me as they are deserved by me. Yes, the pilot assured us, his Twin Otter had the best safety record in the fleet in that it was their oldest plane and had yet to crash. I assure you, a poor country lawyer, I plan to use "lead people & manage assets". Do think a (admittedly less euphonic) coda could be "lead people and manage assets & situations"? If so, you've given me an idea for a post. You thoughts sir?
This brought back memories of a trip to Iqaluit in 1982. I was an Ontario A/Crown on loan to DOJ for a project on money laundering and had been recruited to what was known as “The Northern Flying Squad”. That was formed of Ottawa based feds with prosecution experience who filled in for the then small Yellowknife office staff. I was called on to do a prosecution of two drug traffickers. After successfully concluding the case in a few days, the RCMP offered me a fishing trip to a river above the Arctic Circle. A “training flight” they called it. After landing a few char, it was time for lunch. I expected fish but no, they hauled a gas barbecue out of the back of the plane, a Twin Otter I think, and proceeded to grill some steaks. The char were to be returned for a mess dinner back at Iqaluit.
Foraging baboons, Victor Hugo, The Simpsons - impressive breadth of references from my Learned Friend. Leadership is situational as Doug has pointed out in the Twin Otter story which by the way was one of the best aircraft ever made for northern travel but I digress. We need to separate the hierarchical legacy and related trappings of power and have leadership all throughout the organization. I had a simple mantra- you lead people and you manage assets. I have always reduced things so I could understand them because unlike Doug, I’m just a poor, dumb country boy.
Robert, thank you very much for your kind words. They are as much appreciated by me as they are deserved by me. Yes, the pilot assured us, his Twin Otter had the best safety record in the fleet in that it was their oldest plane and had yet to crash. I assure you, a poor country lawyer, I plan to use "lead people & manage assets". Do think a (admittedly less euphonic) coda could be "lead people and manage assets & situations"? If so, you've given me an idea for a post. You thoughts sir?
Lead people, manage assets and handle situations
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