Unleash It
Written by: Kevin Eikenberry
On
airplanes, in restaurants, in the newspaper and on television, I often
hear people saying their businesses are not growing to their
satisfaction or that they are not reaching their objectives. The
explanations that follow consist of reasons like:
• It’s the economy
• Our customers don’t get it
• I don’t have the right people on the team
I could go on, and so could you. I think that is all a bunch of
hogwash. People (both those doing the talking, and those they are
talking about) are not all they can be.
The
organization is not all it can be. Both have tremendous untapped
potential sitting there, waiting to be recognized and tapped.
Both have potential waiting to be unleashed. Dictionary.com defines
potential as “the inherent ability or capacity for growth, development,
or coming into being, or something possessing the capacity for growth
or development.”
When we point to others and other factors as the cause to our problems
(in business or any part of our life) we are missing the
point. We hold many of the answers ourselves. Maybe
not in this moment, but when we unleash our potential, we unleash
talents, skills, perspectives and ideas that can help us solve the
problems we face and (as no small side benefit) become more fulfilled
in our lives. Simply stated, as caretakers of our own lives we
are cheating ourselves if we don’t do everything we can to unleash our
potential – that innate ability within us waiting to be developed.
As leaders in organizations, our responsibility for unleashing
potential is at least as great as it is for us personally. We are
responsible for results, for meeting the needs of Customers, for
helping and empowering people, and for generally doing the good things
our organizations exist to do. If we aren’t helping those around
us unleash their potential, are we really doing our job?
You know the answer.
So the question isn’t, are we doing all we can to unleash the
tremendous potential that exists, but how do we do that?In very short
form here are some of the key steps you can take to begin unleashing
your potential or the potential in others. As you read these
steps, think about it in both ways – both from the perspective of
helping others and of helping yourself.
1. Believe. Tug McGraw, pitcher for the Philadelphia
Phillies said throughout an improbably run to a World Series
Championship, “Ya Gotta Believe!” An entire team, and an entire
city did, and the team went further and accomplished more that they
initially believed they could. Tug helped that team unleash their
potential, because he believed, and helped others believe too. If
you don’t believe your team has the ability to achieve or accomplish
more, how likely are those accomplishments to occur?
2. Recognize. read
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