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.