" I am more afraid of an army of a hundred sheep led by a lion, than an army of a hundred lions led by a sheep." – Talleyrand, the Prince of Diplomats.
This post is not to point fingers, far from it. It's just to state a concept that is well, taking over Kuwait. Please add your comments explaining your thoughts on what were about to say, because honestly, people are like blank walls, until they open up.
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In today's world everything needs management. From schools, to business's, to the government, there is always the head who is supposed to be a lion and the staff who are commonly the sheep. Here, it is quite the opposite.
Hypothetically let’s say, that sometimes, there is a Lion Staff, who is led by a Sheep Head. Sheep's are known to be lazy and lacking energy to do anything but eat grass, meaning they do not have any leadership skills, and will never do.
Lions on the other hand are quite the opposite, they are strong and willing, both clever and cunning. How will the sheep manage the lions? Most importantly, will the lions follow?
Furthermore all staff are refereed to as staff because they have a head. Usually this head’s role is to lead, to encourage and to equip its staff to do its best.
When the head is a sheep, how will the Lion Staff manage? If the lion staff is passionate to do the impossible, who will lead them? Who will instruct them to venture into greatness?
The Sheep Leader?
Highly unlikely.
With time, everyone gets weary. The Lion Staff will become impassioned, there will be no motivation. There will be no effort. When this happens, the Lion Staff turns into Sheep, and when the Sheep Head has Sheep staff, everything will become a waste.
To this kind of management we ask
1. Why are lions that are both smarter and stronger being led by a sheep?
2. What reason is given for placing a sheep as the head? Seeing as no sheep is equipped to manage a punch of lions.
3. Why have the roles of the lion and sheep, in Kuwait replaced?
"7asafa 3al hal lions", a Kuwaiti saying says it all.
Another ‘lets say’ hypothesis.
Let’s say the roles are reversed.
Let’s say there is a sheep staff lazy, uneducated and corrupt who are led by a Lion leader.
How long will the Sheep Staff stay sheep-like?
Soon enough, with the leadership of a lion, maybe, just maybe the sheep staff will turn into …
Monkeys?
Maybe.
Who knows?
Monkeys are better than sheep.
Right?
Yeah.
I guess.
One thing’s for sure, monkeys will always be better than sheep. They are clever and if given the right tools, will actually work.
Point being, all staff whether they were lions, sheep’s, monkeys, elephants, cows, need a Lion Leader. A lion head will know how to lead them, and that is the point of having a head to manage, even if the staff are simply sheep.
The lion head will know were to place his or her staff, which area of expertise they will thrive in. the lion head will also motive his or her staff into the right direction. The lion leader will understand, listen and estimate. He or she will know each sheep-soon-to-be-monkey’s strengths and weakness’s.
That’s why heads should not always be considered lions just because of their position.
It is what you do as a head that shapes you into a lion or sheep, not who gave you this position.
Some may say:
“If a person is indeed a lion, then they should be capable of being the leader/manger.”
- FALSE, in Kuwait its not on what you do, its about who you are.
“was6a” is what will get you in, as it is usually the criteria that shapes a persons career.
That’s how Sheep’s are put in positions that need more than just a name.
