No amount of profit can make up for purpose.
So let’s stop glorifying busy.
Who’s got the guts to do that?
Lead like you mean it.
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Who’s got the guts to do that?
Category: Being Brave
Art is passion, courage, hope, service, determination
Although it may not seem so, leadership is art.
Art is simply doing things differently or better than the status quo.
Art is passion, courage, hope, service, determination.
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But the way we’ve always done it is a formidable foe
The thing that motivates is the thing that also rubs others the wrong way.
Vibrancy.
Anyone ingrained in the command and control world of traditional organizational hierarchy will only ever be able to pay lip service to the concept of (organizational) vibrancy.
Organizational vibrancy is the new corporate buzz phrase.
It’s entertaining, a bit comical and sad, and it is also a great vision.
But the way we’ve always done it is a formidable foe.
Unlikely to be defeated.
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When we wait for somebody else to change nothing changes.
Nothing will change until:
- leadership approves
- HR approves
- finance approves
Sound familiar?
When we wait for somebody else to change nothing changes.
Find an ethical way to do remarkable, amazing things at work that require zero approval, even if they are so small no one on your team notices.
Why?
Because your customers will notice, and they deserve remarkable and shouldn’t have to wait for it.
The exception is when you are a start-up and you are building and haven’t yet officially opened your doors.
And if you are the owner of the startup, as you build, be focused on blowing the roof off traditional expectations.
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What happens when we are intentional where the Herd is unintentional?
Never get bored with the basics. You know, complicated stuff like common sense.
When you do the common things in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. – George Washington Carver
When we are intentional where the Herd is unintentional or completely oblivious, we pique the worlds attention.
Slowly.
But it happens.
It’s happening here.
And it’s seems like it’s taking forever, but in reality, the seed is only breaking the soil’s surface.
Insight: Patience is strength.
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