1) The “Hide and Seekers.” Their objective: Make it to retirement unscathed. These are the employees who keep their head down, making sure they don’t bring attention to themselves, lest they risk losing the retirement they’ve planned.
2) The “Career Crusaders.” Their purpose: Aggressively advance as far as they can in the ranks of authority before heading to the big golf course in the sky. Like the crusaders of old, they will pillage and plunder anything (or anyone) in their way.
3) Which brings us to you. The fact that you’re reading this provides a clue that you’re probably not doing time like the ‘Hide and Seekers.’ Nor would you be a ‘Crusader;’ The self-serving rarely invest in efforts that don’t offer an obvious political advantage.
Your purpose or objective is unique, though not always easy: Staying true to you. Working amongst the Hiders and Crusaders can give the appearance that all hope is lost: No one cares about high performance for the reasons that really matter.
Stay strong. There are more of you. A lot more. Your words and actions (the experience of you) is an invitation for others to step forward. Your reason for being passionate about high performance is noble and a worthy cause: to realize potential; to discover true excellence.
There’s no reason to hide; no need to crusade. Be the model we need.
Very well thoughtful article. Congratulations
I have attended one of your workshops and it was very useful for my career (I´m talking about Stomp the elephant in your office)
Greetings
Thank you for your kind note, Rodolfo. We’re pleased that the book and session have supported you in your leadership. Here’s to all you’re accomplishing as a leader and a model.
You are exactly right Craig and there are still many people out there that do not play hide and seek. The biggest problem is getting employee’s engaged and wanting to go the extra mile. we need to always try and find the good in people and not always harp on the bad! People want to be great and we have to set the example. Thanks.
Mark – we’re glad to see this resonates for you. Your comments show that you’re modeling essential leadership that activates the potential in others. Thank YOU.
Mark, I remember the first time our founder, Steve Vannoy, taught me that principle: People want to be great. It stopped me in my tracks…and then accelerated from there the ability to make a difference. It’s a tremendous honor being a part of a community of leaders who get what you do – thank you!
Craig
Enjoyed reading this, very meaningful and honest.
Having spent all my life in the corporate world this does ring some bells! I also know that the satisfaction of the results you have achieved are only surpassed by the joy of making a positive difference in someone else’s life