KnowWhentoHold, KnowWhentoFold
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Successinyourcareerusuallymeanshavingtheabilitiesofagymnast—flexibility, strength, focusandskill, heightenedbyresilience, perseverance, .
JohnSculley, formerlyofApplecomputer, said: “Thenewcorporatecontractisthatwe’llofferyouanopportunitytoexpressyourselfandgrow, ifyoupromisetoleashyourselftoourdream, atleastforawhile.”
Forthoseofyouwhoworkinthecorporateworld, missionstatementsandstrategicplanninginvolveallpullingtogethertorealizeacorporatevision, don’tthey? Whatwearelearningnow, isthat, importantasthisistocreatingeconomicviability, itisalsoimportanttohonortheindividualinthecompanybyaligninghisorherpersonalgoalsandvision, withthatofthecompany, “atleastforawhile”.
Ascompaniesarecomprisedofpeople—theywouldnotexistwithoutthem, wouldthey?—Enlightenedcompaniesarecaringcompaniesandtheydemonstratetheirvaluingoftheiremployeesbygivingthemskills, input, , therearestilltheunenlightenedcompanieswhofitthemolddescribedbyDavidWhytein : “Thehardnewsisthatthecorporateworldwantsusaroundwhileweareuseful, butitoffersnosecuritybasedonhowlikableorimpassionedweare...Individualsarecontinuallyforcedtoreassesstheirabilitiestolivewithunknownandopen-endedsituations, toactivelycreatetheirownlifeindependentoftheorganizationandtolikethemselveswhiletheyaredoingit.” Verygreatadvice, nomatterhowenlightenedyourcompanyis!