Leaders Making a Difference
Leaders have a responsibility to transform society into a better place to live. Leaders are role models to many, and hence, they need to be keen on whatever action they undertake. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has succeeded in making a difference in society. From his leadership, I can learn that leaders need to have a purpose to live and invest in people.
Zuckerberg had a purpose from the beginning. He wanted a medium that would bring people together. By inventing the Facebook platform, Zuckerberg has enabled people to be closer by enabling more accessible communication. Companies and individuals should have a purpose, whether they are hiring employees, manufacturing, or marketing. This purpose serves as a guide toward greatness. Zuckerberg believes in investing in people. He understands that one cannot achieve their goal in life without the right people (Walter,2014). For this reason, Facebook has a system of evaluating candidates for jobs and ensuring that the employees hired to have the right skills and can fit the company’s culture.
I would aspire to work with the Facebook organization due to the liberty and remuneration advanced to the employees. Many organizations restrict their employees from doing what they wish. Unlike in these organizations, Zuckerberg allows his workers to exercise the freedom to do what they want. This freedom motivates the employees to work even harder to achieve more. Additionally, employees are compensated highly in terms of salaries, allowances, and bonuses (Cain, 2017). Due to this freedom, I would like to work with Mark Zuckerberg in the future.
Being passionate is a crucial entrepreneurship lesson I can learn from Mark Zuckerberg. Any person who would like to achieve something needs to pursue that dream passionately without losing hope. It is passionate that he kept pushing Zuckerberg to continue pursuing his dream and even reject multiple buyout requests (Sarmard,2017). Further, I learn that human beings should set long-term goals. Overconcentration on short-term goals has shortcomings. Zuckerberg had a long-term dream of uniting people globally.
References
Cain, A. (2017, Dec 8). This Is What It’s Like to Work at Facebook, Named the Best Place to Work 3 years in a Row. https://www.inc.com/business-insider/what-it-is-like-to-work-at-facebook.html
Sarmard, H., (2017, Nov 8).8 Lessons Young Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Mark Zuckerberg, https://blog.taskque.com/entrepreneur-lessons-mark-zuckerberg/
Walter. (2014, May 14). How to Lead Like Zuck, Wire, https://www.inc.com/ekaterina-