What I have learned about people and organizations...so far.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Prepared for the Red-Zone 
At a recent seminar the presenter talked about how life can prepare us to have our greatest impact in our second half.  What he presented I have put in the form of a mathematical equation: Raw Ability + Gained Wisdom + Influence or Position = Leverage.  Raw ability is the gifts and talents we are born with.  Gained wisdom is what we learn over the course of our life.  Influence or position is the recognition by others that we are competent.  Added together we get leverage.  Leverage is our total-self which is expressed in our increased ability to influence and bring about change.  I would argue that leverage is one of our greatest asset in successfully penetrating the red-zone.