
De vraag die opkomt is wat het
'hogere doel' van diverse organisaties nu
echt is?
Aanstaande
maandag is het precies 40 jaar geleden dat
astronaut Neil Armstrong als allereerste
mens een voet op de maan zette.
Hier
een
prachtige beeldenreeks. Ik weet nog dat
mijn ouders me midden in de nacht (ik
was 6) uit bed haalden en ik de beelden
zag en de woorden hoorde:
’a
small step for man, a giant step for
mankind’.
En dit ongelofelijke feit begon een paar
jaar eerder toen JFK zei:
’we
choose to go to the
moon’:
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Een helder doel voor ogen hebben ('Purpose'): “Nearly all presidents who earned a rating of great or near great articulated specific goals that they wanted to achieve as president.”
Tegenslag is een leermoment: “All of he great and near great presidents emerged from conflicts and disappointments they encountered stronger and more resilient ten they had before. This is what made their previous ordeals transformative. All regarded these adversities as learning experiences, however painful. None emerged from such setbacks regarding themselves as victims. None were known to complain or whine—at least out loud or in public—about their private misfortunes.”
Brede levenservaring: “Most great and near great presidents had multiple occupations, not all of them in politics, before coming president. Through the depth and breadth of their experiences, successful presidents learned how to relate to people in all walks of life.”
Een natuurlijke nieuwsgierigheid: “Great of near great presidents remained curious all their lives about the world around them and about the cause of the problems they were called upon to solve.”
Sterk gevoel voor integriteit: "Look for honesty (“doing what one said he would do, or explaining why unforeseen circumstances necessitated a different course”), courage (‘meeting adversity head-on, often at political or personal risk”), and integrity (“placing the interests of one’s office and one’s country ahead of personal convenience or interests, or those of one’s associates”)."
Bescheidenheid: “Although confident in their abilities, successful presidents held their egos in check. All great and near great presidents understood that they would receive the credit for the achievements of their subordinates. For this reason they strove to find outstanding ones…including on occasion, former rivals and members of the opposition party.”