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The seeds of greatness are sown not in avoiding mistakes, but in how the leader in question deals with the unexpected, with crisis, with personal disappointment.
Ultimately, success is about what you create
The seeds of greatness are sown not in avoiding mistakes, but in how the leader in question deals with the unexpected, with crisis, with personal disappointment.
Many, bruised by failure, dial back on their own personal goals and look for a position away from the heat of the kitchen. Others, stripped of self-confidence, recalibrate their personal value proposition and, as likely as not, look for an “advisory role.”
A precious few – those with character, those with tenacity, those drawing from a deep well of resilience – see setback as merely one more brick in the road to success.
Few of us are going to literally change the world. On the other hand, not too many of us want to be quickly forgotten. Sadly, the accepted definition of success is somewhat shallow. It tends to focus on the 3Ps: power, position and personal wealth.
Ultimately, success isn’t about what you have; it’s about what you create. It’s not about how big your garden is; it’s about what you plant there.
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Contents:
- Introduction
- Dream a big dream
- The culture you create
- The teams you build
- Knowing when to step away; knowing when to bet the business
- Failure is merely one more brick in the road to success
- The people you touch along the way
- The stories you create and share
- Conclusion
This article is an extract of content © Orxestra® Inc. The download is available from the TRANSEARCH International website.
John O. Burdett is founder of Orxestra® Inc. He has extensive international experience as a senior executive. As a consultant he has worked in more than 40 countries for organisations that are household names. John has worked on organisation culture for some of the world's largest organisations. His ongoing partnership with TRANSEARCH International means that his thought leading intellectual property, in any one year, supports talent management in many hundreds of organisations around the world. Get in touch with John O. Burdett »
