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Don’t Set the Bar Too Low
Posted on | December 15, 2009 | No Comments
Here is what I like to think: that Charles Ives wrote that piece as a lesson for me and people like me. His ego was such that he showed how good he was not by dazzling us with a complexity that creates distance and separates him from us, but with clarity that says, “You too can do this. It is accessible, within your grasp.” He exercised the power of his position through generosity and teaching, not through authoritarian behavior that obfuscated any path that might connect him and those who aspired to be like him.
Four questions that hopefully tie this back to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek context:
- How aware do you think most people are of what they are capable of?
- How aware are you of your own potential? Really?
- Is there any gift your management or colleagues can give you that is more valuable than what Charles Ives gave me—i.e., help you to realize that your potential is far beyond what you had initially imagined?
- Consequently, is there any greater responsibility for you as a manager than to make that gift to your colleagues and employees, and make doing so a cornerstone of your organization’s culture?
These are questions none of us can leave unanswered.
via Don’t Set the Bar Too Low – BusinessWeek.
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