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Use What You Have A short thought on resourceful leadership
by Jonathan Michael Bowman
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A crazed man started banging on the front door.
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BAM!BAM!
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He hollered a garbled message.
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It sounded as if
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he was demanding to speak with someone in the apartment
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(or who he thought was in the apartment).
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“I want Joe!” he demanded.
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The door pulsated with each strike.
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BAM!
BAM!
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The door seemed like it was about to come off its hinges.
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This man was serious and showed no signs of relenting.
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I looked through the peephole and saw a tall, unkempt character.
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His clothes had obviously never been acquainted with laundry detergent.
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You could almost smell the stench just by looking at him.
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His eyes were bloodshot
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and he was having a bad hair day.
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He continued his assault on the door
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followed by another garbled message.
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I was concerned.
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We lived in public housing projects at the time
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and it was a dangerous place.
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I was home with my mom and one of my sisters.
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My brother was away at school; my dad out working.
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I knew if the disturbed guy broke through the door,
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it would mean trouble.
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After all, he towered over me.
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Then it dawned on me to use my voice.
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Growing up, I loved doing voice impressions.
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My family got tired of hearing my impersonation of prominent Americans
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like President Ronald Reagan and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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as well as fictitious characters like Darth Vader or Porky Pig.
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But this time my impersonations came in handy.
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As if I was an Academy Award-winning movie star,
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I got into character preparing to bellow a huge, powerful voice of
a giant’s giant.
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I struck the door back at him,
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POW!
BAM!
BOOM!
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Then roared as I struck:
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“Get”
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BAM!
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“away”
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BOOM!
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“from”
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POW!
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“the”
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BANG!
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“door”
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BAM!
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Instantaneously, the deranged giant
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turned into a tiny lamb.
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His head dropped as his shoulders shrunk.
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“OK man,” he squealed. “OK.”
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He slowly backed up and left the apartment building.
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My mom and sister laughed.
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I was relieved.
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I did not have much.
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I did not have my brother or dad to back me up,
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a weapon or martial arts training.
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But I used what I had
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– a silly voice impression of a fictitious person –
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to accomplish my goal of protecting my family.
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In these tough times, leaders don’t have much.
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They don’t have many employees.
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They don’t have lots of equipment.
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They have neither lots of time nor money.
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Yet, leaders should learn to use what they have
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to get the job done.
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Focus on what you do have
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as opposed to what you do not have.
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Learn to capitalize on the few resources at your disposal
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better than anybody ever has.
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And, above all, remember that your employees are your
greatest asset.
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As you discover how to tap into their brilliance,
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you will realize
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that you actually have
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more than you ever did before.
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Jonathan Michael Bowman is an attorney and keynote leadership speaker. As President & CEO of Clear Picture Leadership®, he educates and inspires leaders to achieve a bold vision despite the obstacles. He is also a fine art photographer and uses his images during his presentations as a graphic metaphor to illustrate key points. Reach out and contact Jonathan today.
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