The Art of Possibility 7 of 15: Lessons in Leadership
January 28, 2010 by dr. lam
Zander was going to conduct a world-class violinist in Israel that night at a sold-out concert. That morning, he exhorted his students for whom he saved 30 seats to attend this performance. That night, on the podium, he saw that up in the balcony all 30 seats had remained vacant. He was blisteringly angry and bitter.
The next morning, he called his wife and declared how angry he was. His wife’s first response was “You better apologize.” Zander replied, “Better apologize? For what? Did you not understand that these 30 kids stood me up? For a concert that has been sold out for months now!” His wife explained, “You did not inspire them enough to come to a concert to hear a world-class violinist that they will probably never again get a chance to hear that could literally have changed their DNA.” Zander humbly acknowledged his failings as a leader.
How often do we fail to inspire others to greatness? How often do we expect someone to see our vision when we never captivate their imagination?
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Dr. Lam, I love your blogs; they just give a whole new perspective to viewing things. I really like this concept.
My sister, Heidi, can pretty much get anyone to do anything because she knows how to get people geared up…lol It amazes me that she can get anybody to be enthusiastic about something that they might not normally be excited about. I’d like to be more like that. Love this blog’s concept!
cool heather! that is interesting about your sis!