Who i am?

At the start of the professional career, I never thought of anything but only one aim I was chasing is to make my own place in the organisation. I looked around and there were plenty of examples of "leaders" and "experts" and this did not confused me , I chose to be an expert which was very easy and effortless . Don't laugh , it is really very easy to become an expert than the leader. See how

1. Do not document any thing you know
2. Spend as much as time after hours to know more on the systems.
3. Given a choice do not bother justifying your decision because you are sue that solution will work.
4. Beware of the problem or issue but wait till people come to you there by you retain your say.
5. Create your grapevine with customer so that customer is on your side and provides you as many as recommendations.
6. Plan your holidays with your superiors only and leave your contact details with him.

these are just high level action points.

And to become a leader

1. Be a team player
2. Share your knowledge and encourage other to share
3. Appreciate other's contribution
4. Provide learning opportunities
5. Understand colleagues as person and be a mentor if required

and many more difficult tasks.

I did gain lot of importance and even phone call at a hill station when I was on holiday with my family, felt lot important and evil joy that people are dependant on me.

Then the organisation decided to move on to the newer technology and methodology. By the time I realised , I have seen the symptoms of the obsolesce. I could see that I have to do it all over again.

Lesson learned is that the Leader lives longer than the expert and now I am a leader, still learning lot from others which I enjoy most.