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Mohammed creates #ShkMohdJournal on Twitter 27 April 2013 DUBAI — His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, created a new hashtag on Twitter; #ShkMohdJournal. On the hashtag #ShkMohdJournal, Shaikh Mohammed writes tweets that sum up his experience as a leader and offer valuable lessons in life. Some of the tweets on #ShkMohdJournal: 27 April 2013 – The difference between a successful government & a failed one, is determined by how it deals with the obstacles that it’s nationals face. 13 October 2012 – Great ideas do not make leaders, they are just ideas, but accumulated accomplishments, big or small, make a great leader. – Some officials come to me with great ideas, but when I follow up later, I notice they fail to turn them into accomplishments. – A true leader turns a dream or an idea into reality & a visualization into implementation.History has no place for dreamers.   12 October 2012 – I like reading books, I read books briefings, the news of the world and I enjoy reading about history. – Learning & leadership , a cause & a result. The more we accomplish, the more we discover the need to learn more. – I spoke with an official about this & his excuse was he was too busy to read. I said: end of learning.. end of leadership.   03 October 2012 – A leader cannot lead from behind. He must inspire his staff by being the first to take initiatives and the first to innovate – I have learned many lessons from my father & role model Sheikh Rashid.. mainly through his actions rather than words – When a leader always leads by example in everything… his employees can never ignore these silent messages   02 October 2012 – One of the most important secrets of human advancement is the spirit of competition. – Absence of a competitor is one of the worst things a leader can face. It leads to a relaxed & a non-challenging environment. – In Gov. we created competitions through Excellence Awards and set up a competitiveness council to compete as a state. – To all officials: Compete with yourself, create an external competitor & instill a competitive spirit among your employees.   30 September 2012 – No great leader without a great team.. To build a great team you need to teach, empower & celebrate success. – A single hero is a risk to organizations. He who takes over all work & successes in an organization is no hero & no leader. – Building great teams leads to great achievements & endless potentials.. building personal glories brings nothing at all.   29 September 2012 – A govt leader must unite minds before efforts.. A vision must be established to align minds & hearts. – When we introduced vision & strategy concepts in govt, there was resistance, but it faded away with success. – As a leader, if you don’t know where you are heading, you would find yourself taken over by circumstances & confusing views.   26 September 2012 – Leaders resting in their offices can only hang old trophies on walls & watch new achievements pass them by. – True leaders do not isolate themselves behind closed doors? Reality is best experienced in the field. – In a visit to a govt entity, No. of managers behind closed doors was a shock; I decided doors were no longer needed there.   25 September 2012 – Government leaders are honored by serving the people? Leaders’ honor comes from the nobleness of their mission. – Leaders’ titles are not the source of pride as they will not last. Only bringing benefit to people lasts & justifies pride. – I often tell officials: “Put citizens at the heart of all your plans; they are the true judge of your success, not me.”   24 September 2012 – Investing in creating future leaders is the way to lead the future… Humans, more than towers, should rise sky high. – The 10-yrs old MBR leadership program in Dubai & its 4-yrs old federal equivalent are showing dazzling results. – A leader could make or break a nation. Whereas leaders like Zayed & Rashid built a nation, other leaders destroyed theirs. Continue reading →