In a leadership parable, a prince goes to the
forest to listen to all sounds he could.
After one year, he related his experience to his master who then sent
him back again; the master was not satisfied with his disciple’s
achievements. After a while hearing the
same sounds, at some point the prince started to hear the unheard: the
sound of flowers opening, the sound of the sun warming the earth, and the sound
of the grass drinking the morning dew[1]
Leaders are exceptional as they are often able
to perceive that is imperceptible… They
may sense something is not alright by the way they behave or speak, and most
important, they can see values in the form of an invisible treasure every
person has.
It is not that difficult to create a plan for
the future or to analyse the present situation, but its success depends on the
values by which people live their lives for it is those values that will impact
their actions, will influence their thoughts and will colour their motives.
By making effort to see the invisible, and the
goodness in each person leaders create an important bond, which will give any
task a different and good energy.
[1] Parables of Leadership
appeared as an article by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, in a 1992 issue of
Harvard Business Review.
https://hbr.org/1992/07/parables-of-leadership
(Excerpt from the book 82
Reasons to be a Leader)
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