The Secret of the Manager's Wisdom
27 October 2009
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Caught in a dynamic of success, fed advice to progress, imposing perpetual challenges, elbowing to earn more, the executive seems to have lost his compass. Where is he going?
What if we took a break? What if the final goal was what we already possess?
Why want to possess more? More power, more responsibilities, more money, more distinctions... As if possession were a bulwark against the anguish of our own death, the fear of nothingness...
And what does this frantic race lead to?
To titles and medals, to a larger retirement, to a more complete obituary, to a more fulfilled family and balanced children? To greater happiness? I doubt it.
Today, the executive has an interest in refocusing on what is essential. Respecting his professional and moral contract and enjoying the present moment, accomplishing fulfilling work, prioritizing collective success over selfish success, helping his collaborators to grow, moving in the same direction. Instead of building a sandcastle by the sea and constantly fighting against the waves that erode the construction, let us prioritize listening to the fine sand that slips through our hands.
Listening to oneself, knowing oneself, accepting oneself, appreciating oneself are all stages of life where the collective should take precedence over the individual. It is together that an organization must progress, it is together that the fruits of growth must be shared, it is together that a company project is built and realized. And this project must take more account of respecting one's own and others than of achieving simply incentive objectives.
Being is superior to having or appearing.
Being well is superior to being better.
Being well together is the beginning of Wisdom.
Extract from the work "Florilegium of intellectual vitamins for common sense management"
Author Florian Mantione
Posted on November 26, 2009
florianmantione.com
What if we took a break? What if the final goal was what we already possess?
Why want to possess more? More power, more responsibilities, more money, more distinctions... As if possession were a bulwark against the anguish of our own death, the fear of nothingness...
And what does this frantic race lead to?
To titles and medals, to a larger retirement, to a more complete obituary, to a more fulfilled family and balanced children? To greater happiness? I doubt it.
Today, the executive has an interest in refocusing on what is essential. Respecting his professional and moral contract and enjoying the present moment, accomplishing fulfilling work, prioritizing collective success over selfish success, helping his collaborators to grow, moving in the same direction. Instead of building a sandcastle by the sea and constantly fighting against the waves that erode the construction, let us prioritize listening to the fine sand that slips through our hands.
Listening to oneself, knowing oneself, accepting oneself, appreciating oneself are all stages of life where the collective should take precedence over the individual. It is together that an organization must progress, it is together that the fruits of growth must be shared, it is together that a company project is built and realized. And this project must take more account of respecting one's own and others than of achieving simply incentive objectives.
Being is superior to having or appearing.
Being well is superior to being better.
Being well together is the beginning of Wisdom.
Extract from the work "Florilegium of intellectual vitamins for common sense management"
Author Florian Mantione
Posted on November 26, 2009
florianmantione.com
