Relationships Drive Results
Many of us rush around in the business world, getting tasks completed, making the numbers, meeting/exceeding goals, spending hours in endless meetings, thinking PowerPoint presentations matter, etc.
We pay homage to Godin, Welch, Hamel, or Jobs. Our bibles are Fortune, Advertising Age, FastCompany, or Harvard Business Review.
In all this hustle and bustle – here is a quote from a poet:
“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived: that is to have succeeded.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’m not talking about slowing down, or not making the numbers, or God forbid, not reading Seth Godin’s blog! I’m talking about the ‘how’ in our actions.
Aggressive v. Assertive
Aggressive: meeting the goals without taking others into consideration. Attainment at any cost.
Assertive: meeting the goals while taking others into consideration. Knowing the human cost.
A Wall Stree Journal article brought to my attention by Jim at Managing Leadership discusses the importance of human capital due diligence for merger & acquisition (M&A) success. Most M&A deals happen due to the financial opportunities presented. This financial catalyst should be just that – the beginning. Each deal plays out through the merging of balance sheets, cultures, leadership styles, egos, processes, etc.
It is ok to get that profit. My 401k thanks you. But remember, in all you do:
Relationships Drive Results.
Every day. Every time.
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(revised from October, 2007)
Stumble it!
Joe Raasch :: Jan.21.2010 :: Change Management, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance Management :: No Comments »