Greatness and Uniqueness Are Symbiotic

A pre-requisite for a course I took last year is the Kolbe “A” Index test that reveals one’s instinctual abilities. From the site…

“What people can do usually has little in common with what they actually end up doing.

The reason? People have been taught to ignore their instincts, or worse yet, to fear or hate their instincts.

Ignoring your instincts and failing to appreciate the instincts of others can be disastrous.

When people act according to instinct, their energy is almost inexhaustible – like water running downhill. But, when people are forced to act against their instinct, their energy is rapidly depleted – like water being pumped uphill.”

Obvious? Society seems to think otherwise.

From the very early days of school, to the upper echelons of business, it’s always about focusing on improving our weak points. Rarely is it about celebrating that which makes us great.

Yes. I did say “Great”. Greatness exists in us all. And a person who doesn’t believe that shouldn’t be in business.

If all you care about with your people is their weak spots, you will have a weak company. Forever. Lucky you.

Great companies are filled with great people. The more great the group, the more great the company.

Unlocking that greatness requires a focus on finding out where each persons uniqueness lies and matching their roles to it. The more that happens the more unique your company becomes.

And so the same thing applies again: Unique companies are filled with unique people. The more unique the group, the more unique the company.

Great and unique is a great foundation for lasting success and raving fans.

Comments

Becca 2 January 2010, 00:48 (Permalink)

I think you make a nice point. There's very little focus on what makes a person great. We're either to busy trying to fix our "weaknesses" as you say or trying to even the playing field so everyone can be "equal." What ever happened to striving for greatness? Working as a team means everyone has their specific jobs and that they're good at that one job. That's the entire point of a team or employees of a business. Now we can't have ropes in gym class because kids cannot climb them, sad...

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