ALONE OR TOGETHER
YOUR CHOICE
Once upon a time a turtle and a rabbit had an argument about who was faster, unbelievable isn't it?. They both decided to settle the argument with a race. The turtle and the rabbit both agreed on a round and started off the race. The rabbit shot ahead and ran briskly for sometime and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The turtle plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The rabbit woke up and realized that he'd lost the race.
Moral of the story is that SLOW and STEADY wins the RACE. This is the version of the story that we've all grown up with, but my version of the story continues.
The rabbit was disappointed at losing the race and he did some thinking, he realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless and lax. If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the turtle could have beaten him. So he challenged the turtle to another race. The turtle agreed. This time the rabbit went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.
Okay, the moral here is "FAST and CONSISTENT will always beat the SLOW and STEADY"
it's good to be SLOW and STEADY; but it's better to be FAST and RELIABLE.
With determination that which seems like you can never achieve, you'll be surprised how much easier it will become if only you wanted to try.... the only one stopping you is yourself..... my story doesn't end here...
The turtle did some thinking this time, and realized that there's no way he can beat the rabbit in a race the way it was currently formatted. He thought for a while, and then challenged the rabbit to another race, but on a slightly different route. why did the turtle challenge the rabbit again, was it stupid? i guess not, it most have known that when you lose you don't stop trying. The rabbit agreed. The turtle and the rabbit took off and ran. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the rabbit took off and ran at the top speed. Until he came to a broad river. The rabbit sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the turtle trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.
Okay, i wouldn't want to accept such as a defeat how must have the rabbit felt? cheated, foolish, i wonder.....
Moral-----> First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency. The story still hasn't ended.
The rabbit and the turtle, by this time had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realized that the last race could have been run much, so the turtle and the rabbit decided to do one last race but to run as a team this time. They started off and this time the rabbit carried the turtle till the riverbank. There, the turtle took over and swam across with the rabbit on his back on the opposite bank, the rabbit again carried the turtle and they reached the finishing line together. Both the turtle and the rabbit felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier...
The moral of the story?
It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong core competencies. But unless you're able to work in a team and harness each others core competencies, you'll always perform below par because there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else does well.
"TEAM WORK" is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.
And that brings me to the end of my story.
Appreciation: Thank you all for taking your time out to read this, you push me to do more better, hope to see you on that spotlight sitting in the hall of fame.... more to come.
YOUR CHOICE
Once upon a time a turtle and a rabbit had an argument about who was faster, unbelievable isn't it?. They both decided to settle the argument with a race. The turtle and the rabbit both agreed on a round and started off the race. The rabbit shot ahead and ran briskly for sometime and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The turtle plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. The rabbit woke up and realized that he'd lost the race.
Moral of the story is that SLOW and STEADY wins the RACE. This is the version of the story that we've all grown up with, but my version of the story continues.
The rabbit was disappointed at losing the race and he did some thinking, he realized that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless and lax. If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the turtle could have beaten him. So he challenged the turtle to another race. The turtle agreed. This time the rabbit went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.
Okay, the moral here is "FAST and CONSISTENT will always beat the SLOW and STEADY"
it's good to be SLOW and STEADY; but it's better to be FAST and RELIABLE.
With determination that which seems like you can never achieve, you'll be surprised how much easier it will become if only you wanted to try.... the only one stopping you is yourself..... my story doesn't end here...
The turtle did some thinking this time, and realized that there's no way he can beat the rabbit in a race the way it was currently formatted. He thought for a while, and then challenged the rabbit to another race, but on a slightly different route. why did the turtle challenge the rabbit again, was it stupid? i guess not, it most have known that when you lose you don't stop trying. The rabbit agreed. The turtle and the rabbit took off and ran. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the rabbit took off and ran at the top speed. Until he came to a broad river. The rabbit sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the turtle trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.
Okay, i wouldn't want to accept such as a defeat how must have the rabbit felt? cheated, foolish, i wonder.....
Moral-----> First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency. The story still hasn't ended.
The rabbit and the turtle, by this time had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realized that the last race could have been run much, so the turtle and the rabbit decided to do one last race but to run as a team this time. They started off and this time the rabbit carried the turtle till the riverbank. There, the turtle took over and swam across with the rabbit on his back on the opposite bank, the rabbit again carried the turtle and they reached the finishing line together. Both the turtle and the rabbit felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier...
The moral of the story?
It's good to be individually brilliant and to have strong core competencies. But unless you're able to work in a team and harness each others core competencies, you'll always perform below par because there will always be situations at which you'll do poorly and someone else does well.
"TEAM WORK" is mainly about situational leadership, letting the person with the relevant core competency for a situation take leadership.
And that brings me to the end of my story.
Appreciation: Thank you all for taking your time out to read this, you push me to do more better, hope to see you on that spotlight sitting in the hall of fame.... more to come.
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