CELESTIX CEO Tim Ager recently took a look at what business leaders can learn from Game of Thrones and more precisely from the successes and failures of the hero Ned Stark. Here's what you need to know in order not to lose your head.
Despite his previous success and its high level of integrity, Ned Stark was able to adapt to his new role.
Rob Stark is dead, the Stark family ever be reunited in winter or anywhere else and hopes of fallen heroes to ruin. That is basically how season 3 synthesis of Game of Thrones closes. What does this have to do with managed services and business? CELESTIX CEO Tim Ager recently pointed out in his blog that the first season of this HBO series can provide useful lessons in leadership and management, especially if you do not want to "lose his head" as a hero who made Ned Stark. Here's the advice of Ager on how to take your career to the next level.
Ager said that Ned Stark begins the series as a successful leader, but is put to the test when he reluctantly accepted the position as the "hand of the King" – basically the COO who must deal with the day-to-day reign of Westeros.
As Ager points out, Stark has an impressive curriculum that leads to work:
Born into a noble family and ben educatedTrained and warfareSuccessful leadership in numerous campaigns over yearsObtained many more awards related to its northern TerritoryTrusted achievementsRuler friend, right hand man and supporter of the King
As Ager notes: "I know you did well in your core competency, earned your Spurs and they progressed your career. Take a look at your resume shows exemplary credentials. And then you are asked to step up and become a VP or join the C-suite level ".
Ager argues that the same skills you have in your new place of work are not the same ones that will allow you to be successful.
His new role of hand puts Stark in a new situation, among others who hold the power, but they have different agendas. Stark has no experience in the field, having spent his career commanding subordinates and never cultivate the ability to deal with the ambiguity of policy.
And while any topic criticizing Ned Stark, the hero of the first season that has retained its integrity and morality despite horrendous circumstances, probably will be met by fans and fans GOT Stark as heresy, Ager is right. Ned does not adapt to his new situation, and all the characters are still feeling the repercussions of that at the end of season 3. But it does mean that you should change who you are to fit your new role?
"Now I'm not for a minute suggesting that based on the experience of the poor old Ned it changes everything and transform yourself into something you're not. After all your strengths are the main reason why he was asked to step up and take on a larger scale, "Ager wrote. "However, we should all listen to the allegory of Ned Stark and realize that unless we adapt to our new leadership roles we stand a greater chance of failure. Successful Leadership is on many things and it means different things in different organizations, but a foundation of successful leadership is to continue to be good at what we did during the adaptation to be successful enough at things that we did. "
Expect more GOT management and leadership lessons from Ager, as an end of season 3. Any forensic analysis on errors of Rob Stark? Triumphs of DANERYS? Career path of Jon Snow?
Meanwhile, you have collected every management wisdom from books, movies or television? Tell us in the comments.
Despite his previous success and its high level of integrity, Ned Stark was able to adapt to his new role.
Rob Stark is dead, the Stark family ever be reunited in winter or anywhere else and hopes of fallen heroes to ruin. That is basically how season 3 synthesis of Game of Thrones closes. What does this have to do with managed services and business? CELESTIX CEO Tim Ager recently pointed out in his blog that the first season of this HBO series can provide useful lessons in leadership and management, especially if you do not want to "lose his head" as a hero who made Ned Stark. Here's the advice of Ager on how to take your career to the next level.
Ager said that Ned Stark begins the series as a successful leader, but is put to the test when he reluctantly accepted the position as the "hand of the King" – basically the COO who must deal with the day-to-day reign of Westeros.
As Ager points out, Stark has an impressive curriculum that leads to work:
Born into a noble family and ben educatedTrained and warfareSuccessful leadership in numerous campaigns over yearsObtained many more awards related to its northern TerritoryTrusted achievementsRuler friend, right hand man and supporter of the King
As Ager notes: "I know you did well in your core competency, earned your Spurs and they progressed your career. Take a look at your resume shows exemplary credentials. And then you are asked to step up and become a VP or join the C-suite level ".
Ager argues that the same skills you have in your new place of work are not the same ones that will allow you to be successful.
His new role of hand puts Stark in a new situation, among others who hold the power, but they have different agendas. Stark has no experience in the field, having spent his career commanding subordinates and never cultivate the ability to deal with the ambiguity of policy.
And while any topic criticizing Ned Stark, the hero of the first season that has retained its integrity and morality despite horrendous circumstances, probably will be met by fans and fans GOT Stark as heresy, Ager is right. Ned does not adapt to his new situation, and all the characters are still feeling the repercussions of that at the end of season 3. But it does mean that you should change who you are to fit your new role?
"Now I'm not for a minute suggesting that based on the experience of the poor old Ned it changes everything and transform yourself into something you're not. After all your strengths are the main reason why he was asked to step up and take on a larger scale, "Ager wrote. "However, we should all listen to the allegory of Ned Stark and realize that unless we adapt to our new leadership roles we stand a greater chance of failure. Successful Leadership is on many things and it means different things in different organizations, but a foundation of successful leadership is to continue to be good at what we did during the adaptation to be successful enough at things that we did. "
Expect more GOT management and leadership lessons from Ager, as an end of season 3. Any forensic analysis on errors of Rob Stark? Triumphs of DANERYS? Career path of Jon Snow?
Meanwhile, you have collected every management wisdom from books, movies or television? Tell us in the comments.
