New Blood; a story about creative leadership

طواش · #1 01-21-2010, 08:30 AM

Dear members of the English forum

Today I introduce to you a short story I wrote on creative leadership

I wrote this story for a friend of mine who was doing his Masters and requested me to write up a story for his papers

Lately, I decided to share the story with you, hoping that you would like it

I will post the story in chapters everyday, beginning with the first chapter right now

طواش · 01-21-2010, 08:38 AM

New Blood: Chapter1

Khalid: Thank you very much

All happiness in the world glittered on Khalid’s face, the number of people surrounding him, the bright decorations on the walls of his living room, and the large cake placed on a round table, laced with delicious toppings, as well as a large sentence stating

Hassan: You are the Boss

Khalid was interrupted by Hassan’s hand placed on his shoulder, so he turned towards him while Hassan said

Hassan: You really deserve the promotion dude, but please don’t work us like dogs
Khalid: Oh, you have no idea what I’ve got in store for you all

Hassan cackled vehemently, and upon turning around he noticed Jamal approaching. Hassan grimaced in slight contempt, saying

Hassan: Here comes the joy killer

Jamal gave Hassan the most ridiculing look, then turned to Khalid saying seriously

Jamal: You might’ve become my boss now, but don’t ever think I will butter you up like these losers

Hassan glared at Jamal and moved towards him, but Khalid grabbed him, saying in a soothing tone

Hassan: Take it easy dude; Jamal just loves to annoy you
Jamal: Annoying anyone is the last thing I seek

said Jamal, moving his eyes between Hassan and Khalid, before fixing them on the latter, continuing

Jamal: I merely say the truth, and that seems to upset everyone but me
Khalid: It doesn’t upset me at all, if that’s what you are implying

Jamal eyed Khalid for a while then said in a determined tone

Jamal: I know you deserve the promotion you got, but do you think you’ve got what it takes to lead your juniors effectively
Khalid: What

exclaimed Khalid, and then pondered over the question awhile, after which he said in a tone he tried to make it as convincing as possible

Khalid: Of course I know what it takes to be a leader, why else do you think I was promoted and made Director of the Total Quality Management Department, despite the fact that your service is longer than mine

Jamal was taken aback with Khalid’s remark, and his face turned pale, a sight Hassan enjoyed considerably, and to which he yelled

Hassan: Oh, has the cat eaten your tongue Mr.Pale Loser

Jamal eyed Hassan angrily, and then turned to Khalid, who said

Khalid: I’m sorry if the bitter truth upset you
Jamal: It didn’t, I was only hoping you brace yourself for the upcoming responsibilities of a true leader

Khalid wanted to answer that, but words were lost in his mind. It was a thought that accompanied him for the rest of that day, and even when we got ready to sleep. It was too overpowering a question that even sleep faded away, but came back early morning, or hardly even came

badi · 01-21-2010, 10:53 AM

i'm intrigued

waiting for the next chapter

طواش · 01-23-2010, 11:48 AM

New Blood: Chapter2

Khalid’s first challenge came in the form of his new office, which was occupied by Ahmed for about 15 years before him. Khalid revered Ahmed thoroughly and learnt a lot from him, it burdened his heart to have to occupy his office after he was deemed ‘obsolete’ as per the new theories of quality management. Ahmed was far-sighted and saw what was coming, thus he chose to leave in dignity

Khalid walked towards the chair and looked at it for a while, a long while as a matter of fact. He was lost in thoughts, and then he started wondering to himself, “If the hotshot Ahmed was deemed ‘ineffective’ with all of his experience, would I pull it off? I mean I know they promoted me because of my efforts in contributing to the authority’s win of an IZO, but would that be enough to put me to the test of heading the quality division of the whole authority

Khalid’s thoughts were taken back to Hassan’s question, ‘Would he be an effective leader

After much hesitation, Khalid sat on the chair and dove into his deep consideration mode; his elbows on the table while, his face diving inside his palms, and his eyes fixed his reflection on his switched of computer screen. After much speculation, Khalid asked himself, “What is leadership really

Khalid thought of the Director General Ali, a tough and serious official for the past 10 years. Khalid reflected on the effect of Ali’s personalities on his workers; they were punctual, always on time and hardly arrive late to work. They do their prescribed responsibilities effectively, or as Ali puts it, ‘Deliver the goods

After a while, a strange thought crossed Khalid’s mind, which descended to his tongue, “Does Ali even know the last names of his most junior workers

Khalid was caught up red-handed with his own remark, after much thought he realized we were no different

طواش · 01-23-2010, 11:53 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة badi

i'm intrigued

waiting for the next chapter

Glad you are, hope you like it till the end

زهرة سوسن · 01-24-2010, 05:41 PM

Peace be upon you
The title is really intersting......
I enjoyed reading these parts.....
Your descriptions show Khalid's world , his new challenge ,his feelings and his experiences as a MAN . The story will help us (ladies) to know how men think ,feel and face their challenges.....
It is a great chance to know how to be a creative leader..... .
I wish you all the best........

..... IRIS......

طواش · 01-24-2010, 07:53 PM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة زهرة سوسن

Peace be upon you
The title is really intersting......
I enjoyed reading these parts.....
Your descriptions show Khalid's world , his new challenge ,his feelings and his experiences as a MAN . The story will help us (ladies) to know how men think ,feel and face their challenges.....
It is a great chance to know how to be a creative leader..... .
I wish you all the best........

..... IRIS......

Dear Iris

Thanks for your deep reading of my story, in fact you were the only one who read between the lines. I hope you can fathom more concepts by the end of the story, so please stick around until then

And most importantly: WELCOME TO THE ENGLISH FORUM

طواش · 01-24-2010, 07:55 PM

New Blood: Chapter3

Kamal: In this time of crisis, one cannot but thank Allah that he remains employed

Khalid nodded to Kamal’s remark, an office boy in his department. He heard the controversial story of workers fired in order to cut down on the companies’ depleting budgets; their stories-the workers’ not the companies-were truly heart-wrenching. However, Khalid strongly believes in the well-known saying: One’s loss could be another’s gain

Khalid works in a government authority, whose services offered to the public for free, or low fees. He deemed the global crisis as the optimal opportunity to steer the authority towards fund-raising strategies in order to continue projects that were heavily affected with the budget cut-down as pre-emptive measures to guarantee liquidity for the government. The bottom line for most government companies was: Yesterday swam in high budget, now subsist on small one

As a result, most of the ambitious projects he foresaw for the advancement of total quality management were affected when their funding was denied; it has been the biggest challenge for him as the new Director of Total Quality Management!

Ali is old school, he would definitely reject my vision, Khalid thought to himself, but he couldn’t give it up, not before he try out his luck. Thus, he waited for him one day until the end of working hour. When Ali left his office, he was surprised to see Khalid at the waiting area, and asked

Ali: What are you doing Khalid, it’s already 30 minutes past the working hour
Khalid: Can’t I say the same thing to you?

Ali eyed him for a while, and then said

Ali: You needn’t worry about my working hours, as the DG it won’t hurt me to stay later than the working ours sometimes, should the responsibilities demand so
Khalid: I’m no different than Mr.Ali, we all follow your lead.

Ali gave him a strange look, which conveyed disbelief to Khalid. As a result, he continued

Khalid: Plus there is something I wanted to talk to you about, but I was unable to do so before due to your continuous meetings earlier today

Ali rubbed his chin thoughtfully, and said to himself: Who is he buttering up? Does this kid think I’m a fool

However, aloud, he said while going back to his office

Ali: Al right, come in

Khalid followed Ali to his office, and sat after him, saying

Khalid: I have a proposal that is most suitable amidst this time of crisis, namely the cut down on our annual government budgeting

Ali’s attention was gripped by Khalid’s introduction, to which the latter felt pleased and went on

Khalid: I propose to generate funds for the authority through special deals with
Ali: Denied

Khalid was utterly taken aback with Ali’s sudden interruption, who continued strongly

Ali: We are a government authority and our services are offered for free, we don’t generate funds

Khalid snapped out of his astonishment and said

Khalid: But if only you listen to my proposal
Ali: I’ve already heard something of this sort twice today, and don’t feel like listening anymore

Khalid was surprised that someone beat him to it, he couldn’t speak from this turn of events, while Ali said

Ali: This conversation is over, unless there is something else you would to talk about

Khalid looked at him for a moment, not knowing what to say. After a while, he stood up saying

Khalid: No, sorry for taking your time.
Ali: It’s okay, see you tomorrow

Khalid nodded with a smile he tried hard to force to his face, and then left with his mind bustling with thoughts, and disappointments

زهرة سوسن · 01-25-2010, 02:30 AM

TAWASH......THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORDS.

I think that the HARDEST and THE MOST PAINFUL MOMENT is when you see someone kills your dream

Khalid is the new blood who tries to give a new and powerful life for his management gets his first shock from the person who believes that he will support him

The differences between the two generations thoughts make a big gap between them.

???????WHAT WILL HE FACE THEN
Tawash ...you have the answer...Waiting for your next chapter

.......IRIS......

طواش · 01-25-2010, 07:19 PM

New Blood: Chapter4

Khalid: What a pigheaded boss we have

Hassan patted on Khalid's shoulders at his office the next day, who frowned and continued

Khalid: I've always revered Ali for his toughness and straightforwardness as a leader for this authority, but I was disappointed not only with his short sight of seeing the fruits of proposal, but the fact that he didn't hear me to the end and just cut me off. I mean who he thinks he is anyway

Hassan: Ali is a leader by the book, he has probably refused your proposal because the rules and regulations of the authority deny fund-raising in the manner you suggested, or rather those who did before you

Khalid: But how could he say I propose exactly the same as they did, couldn't he just let me speak my mind to see whether there might be a difference in our visions

Hassan: That's Ali, he is old school

Khalid: Arrghh, grunted Khalid in disapproval, he wasn't the kind of a person who just gives in the hardships that cross his way. After a short speculation, he asked Hassan

Khalid: What do you think I should do now

Hassan looked sympathetically at his friend and said

Hassan: I know you won't like what I say, but I suggest you give your mind peace and forget the whole matter. Just move on

Khalid: What

Khalid was annoyed with Hassan's suggestion, his ardent spirit had enough fire to fight back Ali's stubbornness, he merely needed someone's support to maximize his resolution

Thus, he suddenly stood up saying

Khalid: Not a chance in the world, I won't prove Jamal right when he questioned my credibility as a leader on my new post

Hassan: Don't let that maggot cloud your judgments, you told me then that he was merely annoying me
Khalid: Yes, and sadly he succeeded in annoying me, both he and Ali

Hassan: Just let it go Khalid, why insist on this matter anyway, just to prove yourself in your new post

Khalid looked at Hassan indignantly, and lashed out

Khalid: Is that what you really think, that I insist on my idea just to show off as a new director in this authority

Hassan: Well

Khalid: Absolutely not, I do this for the good of my country. I know we live in a time of financial crisis, and that as an official entrusted with one of the key sectors in the authority should practice my role in easing on my government with regard to their funding. I understand their reasons to cut our budget, as they did with the other authorities, they did that as a precautionary measure from their part, and now we should be responsible and do out part in the formula, don’t we

Hassan looked confused and didn’t say a word, thus, Khalid walked around his office in hot temper, after which he stood suddenly and looked at Hassan silently. Hassan knew his friend's habit of refusing to give in the obstacles that cross his path, and, thus, looked back silently. On the other hand, Khalid breathed out, saying to himself

Khalid: I shouldn't expect anyone to help me out, this is my own problem

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