It’s Not a Point of View Unless You Can See it From All Directions
Politics seems to be pretty polarized these days. Left and right. Either there aren’t too many people in the middle or they’re the group with other things to focus on. The trouble with left and right seems to be that people can only see it from their own direction and there’s suffering in finding out what the other side thinks.
That also applies to work. A client of mine was reluctant to even try something new to market themselves. They wanted more success and had a plan but they weren’t executing well enough because it wasn’t being successful. I was working to get them to tweak their efforts, to find a spot closer to the edge of the envelope that might work better for them, but they were resistant.
What finally worked was what I call ‘role-modeling’. That’s an intense look at competitors who are successful and what they do and sacrifice in order to be successful. It takes time to see the whole picture and a coach is certainly a helping hand but taking a much broader view, so you can see what’s happening from all directions, is very helpful.
