A life full of possibilities

Just before the holidays is a good moment for me to finally listen to the book, The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. Absolutely worth hearing and reading!

The former world-renowned conductor, and now musical director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and his wife share not only fascinating episodes from orchestral life, but also, above all, how to unfold the absolute best of people.

These are strong leadership lessons!

One topic I particularly liked and considered to be extremely relevant for almost all leaders is the removal of self-imposed barriers and the opening up of almost unlimited possibilities through outstanding leadership.

Concrete tip:

"If you first give your team members the highest positive rating and then let them write how they will achieve this outstanding rating (in the future), you will eliminate all fears of failure in one fell swoop and open up completely new horizons for outstanding results.

Because the focus is now entirely on HOW I achieve these outstanding results - instead of trying to avoid mistakes and failure.

That is a GIANT difference. Try it out with your team. You will be amazed."

All this happens in our heads alone and is incredibly powerful.

Therefore, here is my suggestion for the coming holidays and the new year:

Treat every person as if they enjoy your highest respect for their results. Take away the feeling of failure from the people around you.

You will be amazed at what great achievements people are capable of, and how willing they are to contribute when the shackles of the pressure to justify are removed from them, and the limitless world of possibilities is given to them. Most will grow into it.

There is a good chance that your positive expectations of other people will manifest.

This is also how we make the world a little better every day. And it is certainly worth it.

Another possibility:

If you want to talk about how you can implement this for yourself and for your team, I can support you. My years of experience consist mainly of getting the best out of teams and leaders - with more fun and concrete results.

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