Strong Two: Add Value
“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.”
- Albert Einstein
The Nature of value is that it is something that can be measurable. The difficulty in being a Strong Two is that often we find ourselves trying to measure how what we do contributes the bottom line. We get caught up in what Andrew Taylor described in a keynote speech to the New Jersey Theatre Alliance conference, as the Three Biases of Measurement. (more…)
Serve: Thoughts from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Today is set apart to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As we remember him and the great things he accomplished, many of us have been tweeting our favorite quotes. My friend Sue tweeted this video and it was incredibly inspiring to me. (more…)
Strong Two: Stay Committed
“Never, never, you must never either of you ever remind a man at work on a political job that he may be president. It almost always kills him politically. He loses his nerve; he can’t do his work; he gives up the very traits that are making him a possibility. I, for instance, I am going to do great things here, hard things that require all the courage, ability, work that I am capable of, and I can do them if I think of them alone. But if I get to thinking of what it might lead to-… (more…)
Strong Two: The Second Violin
“It takes more grace than pen can tell to play the second fiddle well.”
It has been said that the most difficult instrument to play in an orchestra is the second violin. The reason is that the person playing the first violin plays the melody, the tune that people know and recognize. The second violinist plays the harmony. The harmony is more difficult because the violinist must know how to harmonize the music as well as play higher notes as he moves his fingers up the throat of the fiddle. It takes much practice to play this part well. The purpose of the second fiddle is to play a supporting role and compliment the first fiddle, thus making the first fiddle look and sound good. The audience does not realize that the second fiddler is playing his heart out in order to make the first fiddler look good; yet the second fiddler does not get any credit for what is played. Thus, this part is unglamorous. (more…)
