Step Aside And Watch Others Take The Lead


A world-famous violinist once said after a successful performance of Beethoven’s violin concerto: “I have a beautiful score, a lovely violin, and a very good bow. When I put these three together I only need to step aside.”


In leadership, when you have a great mission, great purpose, and a great team, all you have to do is step aside and then watch others take the lead.
No longer are we looking for those who lead us with control and manipulation.
No longer are we looking toward business to be produced, powered, and possessed.
The world has changed, and with it our expectations of ourselves has too.
We are looking for purpose and meaning. We want to be valued and to be appreciated for our gifts.  People expect to have an opportunity to allow their talents to play a part of the bigger picture. We want to be associated with something beyond ourselves. And we want to play their part.
We are drivers of innovation. There are brilliant innovators and solitary geniuses. But most of us must allow for innovation and creativity to collaborate, to make it a collective process. Innovation must be about involving others, playing to their strengths, and showcasing their talent. Sustainable innovation comes about when everyone has an opportunity to contribute their slice of genius.
We are leaders who encourage a sense of community. It is great to be able to orchestrate, but it’s better when we allow all the talent, all the gifts, all the skills, to come together within a community. We need everyone in the collective to make it happen—the vision makers, the talent takers, the skill setters—to come together as a community and use their gifts as a collective.
When we step aside to allow innovation and creativity to emerge, we are not abrogating our leadership responsibilities or turning our backs on our business acumen.
What we are really doing is simply becoming the musicians we are meant to be—the leaders we know we are, building businesses into what we know they can become.
Be known as the leader who is the gatherer of collective talent, with the collective genius to make the right thing happen.
Skill-inside: Those leaders who become the musicians of their business are most likely to be different. They are willing to believe in others, they are willing to step aside- so that other can take the lead.
And so I ask you as a leader: Are you stepping aside to make beautiful music?

Tamer El-Sagheer
Skillinside

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  1. UnknownMay 7, 2016 at 6:47 AM

    Great article to learn how to make leaders, They have to take their chance as it mentioned,because they meant to be

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