1.22.2009

A little nugget of wisdom, before starting:

If you are not, on occasion, at odds with your raid leaders and or other officers, you're not doing it right.

If you are a guild leader, whether you also lead raids or not (I don't), you are not looking for yes-men. Or at least you shouldn't be. You need someone that's willing to kick an ass around occasionally to get something working right. At the same time, what you don't want is an excess of friction. You will not get along with everyone all the time, but at the end of the day, there needs to be a modicum of peace and order.

Your job is to accept and nurture constructive angst. Skin of teflon is occasionally necessary to further the guild. You will have moments of self-doubt and venting - if your officer cadre is solid enough, they'll know when you're just being special, give you a prop up, and then things will return to some stability.

That teflon is required so that you know, when you are at odds with your team, sometimes, you're the one that's wrong. A good team leader will suck that up, adapt, and continue on. If you cannot take criticism, step down now before you harm your guild.

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