Re: Murphy to lead again in 2017
Reply #63 –
I suspect that's old thinking EB.
Many years ago the green machine tried to make me a leader and came up short. I remember my guidance officer saying that I readily assumed a leadership role when playing footy or basketball but it wasn't evident when leading men in combat (thankfully only ever with blanks). Fast forward ten years and the fundamentals of leadership started to take shape. With training and experience I became a more than competent leader of a diverse and quite challenging team of 50 people; not bad for a shy introvert lacking in self confidence.
I think that many folk have the potential to be leaders but need some work before they can realise that potential.
From what I'm hearing, Murphy is a born leader who has thrived under the leadership development program. John Murphy wasn't a bad skipper and, whether it's nature or nurture, that seems to have given Marc a head start.