Mohammed creates #ShkMohdJournal

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has created a new hashtag on Twitter; #ShkMohdJournal. On the hashtag #ShkMohdJournal, Sheikh Mohammed writes tweets that sum up his experience as a leader and offer valuable lessons in life. The following are tweets on #ShkMohdJournal: 27 April 2013 - The difference between a successful government and 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.