To quote Jim Collins’ words, “People are not your most important asset – the right people are.” And proof of this fact was working with the staff from Horn’s Mill. What an excellent day it proved to be. It was a pleasure and privilege for me to work with such good people.
Anne Doughton had booked me to speak on the topic of stress awareness day at Mollington Banastre Hotel. The location and setting was perfect and this in itself created the right atmosphere and tone for the event.
Anne and her deputy Jonathan realised some time ago, the importance of getting the right people on the bus. They knew that when they got the right people on… and the wrong people off… then the bus would begin to drive itself…
And it must have been so reassuring for them to have confirmation of this knowledge today. Part of the programme was based on a simple profiling technique, which proved to be illuminating and a lot of fun…
You know, the most normal and ordinary thing is for us to see the world from our own perspective; the most extra-ordinary thing is to see life from the perspective of others….and that is what we explored today.
Every behaviour style has strengths and weaknesses. We identified strengths, worked on weaknesses, discovered some motivational secrets, raised the general feeling of self-confidence and awareness and developed a great team spirit. And we focused on going from being good to great…
To paraphrase Jim Collins, I am not suggesting that going from good to great is easy, or that every organisation will successfully make the shift. By definition, it is not possible for everyone to be above average. But I am suggesting that those who strive to turn good into great find the process no more painful or exhausting than those who settle for average.
As Collins say, “Yes, turning good into great takes energy, but the building of momentum adds more energy back into the pool than it takes out. Conversely, perpetuating mediocrity is an inherently depressing process and drains far more energy out of the pool than it puts back in.”
Mediocrity be damned! Let’s all aim to go from good to great!
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3 comments:
I'm a member of the Horn's Mill team and I must agree we had a fantastic day. The next morning, back at school we were telling each other we felt "terrific" and "awesome". It was an insightful and truly inspirational start to the new term. Just what we all needed. A big thank you
E.Shoolbred
This is excellent news! Wish I had been in the staff room to experience all the positve energy created by the upbeat responses!
Keep on keeping on now...
We are still feeling incredibly upbeat a week on from working with you Eilidh. Thank you setting such an optimistic and 'we can do it' tone to the new school year.
Jonathan Melville
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