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January 09, 2007
Sharing Recognition, Power
In this week's new article on eSight's Career Management Resources section, Liz Seger highlights this paragraph from Stephen Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People:"
"As people become increasingly principle-centered, they love to share recognition and power. Why? Because it's not a limited pie. It's an ever enlarging pie. The basic paradigm of limited resources is flawed. The great capabilities of people are hardly even tapped. The abundance mentality produces more profit, power and recognition for everyone."
As a person with a disability, I've found approaching life from a win-win perspective (because there's always enough recognition and power to go around) is not easy.
Perhaps it's because, as a World War II baby who came of age during the high expectations of the '60s, I've seen relative (not at all life threatening) scarcity -- scarcity in disability services due to budget cutbacks, scarcity in imagination among service providers, scarcity (supposedly) in jobs open to individuals with disabilities etc.
But that fear of not being able to get what I need or what I hope for in life is a disability just as real as my physical limitations.
It's one of the barriers I've needed to overcome, and my parents were instrumental in giving me the foundation early in life so I could let go (what has become a lifelong journey) of that scarcity fear and develop a win-win approach in working with people.
That win-win approach is essential for success in today's job market.
Read more about "Characteristic of Leadership: Sharing Recognition, Power."
Then please reply to this question:
When have you shown a willingness to
share recognition and power with others?
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Posted by Jim at January 9, 2007 07:05 PM
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I've always remembered the advice given to me by an elderly community activist who was the behind-the-scenes driving force behind several successful projects.
She said, "You can accomplish anything you want if you don't care who gets the credit."
Posted by: Chris Medvescek at January 10, 2007 01:00 PM
I have always introduced my staff as my "partners" not as an assistant manager or as a supervisor etc. This leveled the playing field and put everyone on equal ground. The Team as a whole is who needs to win. The sum of all parts in not equal to the Team. The Team is much more important than one individual.
Posted by: Jeffrey at January 10, 2007 01:48 PM
Power and recognition, personal achievement is not a commodity, to be shared, with others.
An individual certainly encourage, assist and praise others, on achievements and accomplishments, but not actually share. One can share, in the sense that, you can give, of time, knowledge, or, money, for causes, however, that is a very different type and kind, of sharing.
Over the years, and especially, since 1954, the types, kinds and volume, of services, programs, etc. for disabled persons has grown, many times over.
Should anyone check the public records, it would, be revealed that there was a brief few years, of the very bad, President Carter, years that show a sizable slow down.
Today the services and programs, serving Blind and Disabled is truly astonishing. The Bush Administration steady push on building, expanding and funding a vast variety array, of programs is a tremendous advantage, for disabled persons, of all ages.
Ignoring the vast resources, as provided, Via, the Federal/state/veteran administration Programs is ignoring the bulk of programs and funding.
Without the Public Authority and Funding, many Non/profit, Organizations, would not even exist.
CFS
San Antonio, Texas
Posted by: C. Fred Stout at January 11, 2007 12:19 PM