Character : Be Part of a Rock.
As a founder, pilot, business leader, Bill Lear hold more than 150 patent rights, including automatic pilot, car radio, etc. In 1950, Lear saw potency to establish small jet company. He needed several years to make his dream come true. In 1963, his first Lear Jet was launched. Lear succeed at that moment and soon he had sold lots of Lear Jet plane.
Not long after that moment, two planes had been crashed misteriously. His heart really broken. On that moment, 55 Lear Jet planes had been bought for personal needs, and Lear soon sent messages to all planes owner not to fly their planes until he and his team could find what possibility of two planes crashed. The thought that might be lost more lives was more important to him than bad name that might he get.
While he had been investigating accident that happened to his two planes, Lear found potential cause, but couldn’t proove that technical problem on the land. There’s only one way to found out is he diagnose the problem exactly. He should try it by himself in the air.
That proccess really dangerous, but that was he done. While he was flying his jet plane, he almost loose control. Thankfully, he made it and safe. He had found its deformed. Then he developed new supply to solve the problem and set it on another 55 planes, so dangerous dissapeared.
Forbiding his planes fly had made him lose a lot of money. And it also grew seeds of doubt in his potential buyers. As consequence, he needed two years to build again his business. However, Lear never regret his decision. It requires character to keep integrity.
What everybody should know about character ?
- Character is more than words.
- Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.
- Character bring success to others.
- A leader could not pass his character boundary.
Book Reference :
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell
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