Were you always a leader prior to banking?

Oftentimes I forget why I don't like investment wankers... Posts like this refresh my memory.

Hey dumb dumb, you're a monkey not a leader. Stop being pretentious and do your work

i have this strong urge to punch OP in the face

Yeah, obviously. Churchill / Lincoln / Gandhi / Alexander the Great - All ex-Goldman M&A.

lmaooooooooooo

Clearly. How else could they command those Microsoft Office documents?

SirTradesaLot

Clearly. How else could they command those Microsoft Office documents?

LOL.

SirTradesaLot

Clearly. How else could they command those Microsoft Office documents?

I will give an honest answer. For me, I always noticed I was "different" than most people. I am not an extrovert, I am horrible at planning parties, and past basic introductions and sucking up, I can't maintain a conversation that well. People have described me as intimidating and a little uncomfortable to be around because I will call someone out if even they don't want to hear it. With that said, during my time in corp dev (when I was an intern) the executive board and my team were sitting in the board room deciding how to go about performing a very detailed/lengthy task (dion't feel like getting into details). What the exec board and my team was saying was all wrong, in my opinion (and it was). I immediately gave my opinion and lo and behold everyone was shocked like wtf is this intern saying. I then explained my position , why they were wrong, and how mine was better (in a nice manner)] and I was placed to oversee the task, yes, as an intern I was placed in a managerial role overseeing 40-50 people.

Stepping back from my long winded explanation. Knowledge is power and most importantly builds confidence. You can't be a leader if you don't know anything about the subject. Was I born to be a leader? No, I was not. But with my knowledge I am better versed on most subjects thus leading people to follow me when I state my opinion

edit: that came out very cocky, sorry man haha

kingoftheotherroad

I will give an honest answer. For me, I always noticed I was "different" than most people. I am not an extrovert, I am horrible at planning parties, and past basic introductions and sucking up, I can't maintain a conversation that well. People have described me as intimidating and a little uncomfortable to be around because I will call someone out if even they don't want to hear it. With that said, during my time in corp dev (when I was an intern) the executive board and my team were sitting in the board room deciding how to go about performing a very detailed/lengthy task (dion't feel like getting into details). What the exec board and my team was saying was all wrong, in my opinion (and it was). I immediately gave my opinion and lo and behold everyone was shocked like wtf is this intern saying. I then explained my position , why they were wrong, and how mine was better (in a nice manner)] and I was placed to oversee the task, yes, as an intern I was placed in a managerial role overseeing 40-50 people.

Stepping back from my long winded explanation. Knowledge is power and most importantly builds confidence. You can't be a leader if you don't know anything about the subject. Was I born to be a leader? No, I was not. But with my knowledge I am better versed on most subjects thus leading people to follow me when I state my opinion

edit: that came out very cocky, sorry man haha

I'm going to call an almighty level of bullshit on this story. "With my knowledge", so I take it your knowledge as an intern was superior to that of an entire corp development team?

IncapableChimp kingoftheotherroad:

I will give an honest answer. For me, I always noticed I was "different" than most people. I am not an extrovert, I am horrible at planning parties, and past basic introductions and sucking up, I can't maintain a conversation that well. People have described me as intimidating and a little uncomfortable to be around because I will call someone out if even they don't want to hear it. With that said, during my time in corp dev (when I was an intern) the executive board and my team were sitting in the board room deciding how to go about performing a very detailed/lengthy task (dion't feel like getting into details). What the exec board and my team was saying was all wrong, in my opinion (and it was). I immediately gave my opinion and lo and behold everyone was shocked like wtf is this intern saying. I then explained my position , why they were wrong, and how mine was better (in a nice manner)] and I was placed to oversee the task, yes, as an intern I was placed in a managerial role overseeing 40-50 people.

Stepping back from my long winded explanation. Knowledge is power and most importantly builds confidence. You can't be a leader if you don't know anything about the subject. Was I born to be a leader? No, I was not. But with my knowledge I am better versed on most subjects thus leading people to follow me when I state my opinion

edit: that came out very cocky, sorry man haha

I'm going to call an almighty level of bullshit on this story. "With my knowledge", so I take it your knowledge as an intern was superior to that of an entire corp development team?

prob corp dev team of blockbuster pondering netflix acquisition

leveredarb

i have this strong urge to punch OP in the face

+1. OP literally listened to his soft teachers that told him there is no such thing as a dumb question. His history is littered with them.