Jensen Huang on greatness and character: setback, strong mind and responsible leadership

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Introduction: na only sense person need to be good leader?

Sense dey help us understand problem. I still care about how we act when decision go wrong. To admit mistake, ask for help, respect other people and try again after we learn na the centre of how I see leadership. Na so I take read Jensen Huang2024 talk, no be permission to praise suffering. [1,2]

1. The talk about character and hardship

"Greatness dey come from character. And character no dey form from smart people. E dey form from people wey don suffer." - Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder,2024. Na translation of im English words be this. Stanford2024 Economic Summit record explain im talk about expectation, setback and strong mind. The quote na one leader view, no be science law say everybody wey suffer go become great. [1,2]

2. Wetin I learn: learn from experience, no create pain

Wetin I take from am na to face challenge honestly and learn. I support make we check causes instead of hiding mistakes, and fix systems instead of finding who to blame. But I no accept say workers need humiliation, unsafe work or suffering wey person fit avoid before good leadership go grow. To learn inside hard situation no be the same as to create am on purpose. I want workplace wey get support and accountability and respect people limits.

Conclusion: which kind leader we become after setback?

For me, the main thing no be how much person don suffer. Na whether the person act with more honesty, patience, humility and care after am. I believe say character dey necessary to turn sense into action. Make we build strong mind without creating suffering wey no need happen.

References

  1. 2024 Stanford discussion: resilience, setbacks and leadership
  2. Jensen Huang on character and resilience: March2024 remarks

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