“It is the responsibility of
leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to
contribute.” - William Pollard
I was in Kuala Lumpur to preside as a
judge for Global Leadership Awards (GLA) – 2012, Malaysia on 20 April, 2012. I met my friend, Norman who spoke with great
interest about showing the fish to the people.
I was impressed with his thoughts. As a leadership educator and author I am
curious to listen and learn from everyone, and I often talk of teaching people
how to catch fish so that they learn the art of fishing and catch fishes regularly
and enjoy good meal. My aim is to make
people confident and independent in my training and teaching programs. I
decided to write about showing where the fish is, which is beyond the
conventional wisdom of teaching people how to catch fish.
In fact, there are a number of
opportunities lying hidden and people often don’t know how to spot and exploit
them. I have seen a number of people in my life who are very intelligent and
hard working but remain in the same position as they don’t think
unconventionally to spot opportunities. People often have pre-conceived notions
and fixed mindset, and work within the limited sphere thus not channeling their
hidden talents and potential properly. Often I find people blaming
circumstances for their problems without searching for solutions. They blame
people around, and often the God for their problems. They must know a famous
quote in this context: “When God solves your problems, you have faith in his
abilities….When He doesn’t solve your problems, He has faith in your
abilities…”
People must stop criticizing, condemning
and complaining about circumstances.
They must learn to view problems as prospects, and must act as per the
prevailing circumstances and search for opportunities out of threats, and
exploit the same to grow rapidly. Above all, they must learn the fact that it
is not good to take fish from someone every time; it is good to learn the art
of fishing; it is great to spot where the fish is and enjoy it; and it is greater
if they show people where the fish is so that people thank and express their
gratitude. Hence, keep spotting
opportunities, enjoy reaping the rewards and show the way for others to make a
difference.
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