Clarity Leads To Power
Driving along in the car a few days ago I was abruptly stopped by an absolute emergency. Not a car crash, a police road block or even a tree across the road. In fact there was no one and nothing on the road in front of me at the time and yet this was an absolute emergency.
The emergency was “an emergency of my own mind and creation.” I was listening to James O’Loghlin, one of my favorite ABC Radio personalities, I just love the man. I have never met him of course and yet I feel like he is one of my very best friends.
What my friend James does, and he does it so well, is that he lives his passion. Here is a man who truly loves what he is doing and he shares his gift as an ABC radio and TV personality with all of us. I’m sure James has a long list of fans just like me who’s lives are enriched and made better every day through what he loves doing.
He reminds me of me, of course. Now that may sound a bit much and even over the top and yet those of you who know the truth, know what we love in others is what we love in ourselves. I like to dream that I too am a TV and Radio celebrity and James you are truly my hero.
So let me get back to the point here …
James is having a wonderful time interviewing a man who has written award winning movies and plays. In response to a question where he is asked about the difficulties of being so clever and skillful in his craft, as he has to have a complex and detailed knowledge of human behaviour and then incorporate this knowledge into the script and still tell a story that appeals to everyone.
Wow what a gift, the gift of the truly masterful script writer who can take all the ingredients complexities of the behaviour of parents, children, drunks, inspirational leaders, political thugs, villains and saints then tell a story that is heartfelt and moving which changes the way we all think.
Now that is truly a great gift and that is what James was talking to him about. So what is the secret to great success and ability to get across such a powerful message?
This is what caused my emergency and pulled me to a screeching halt. I went into a panicked frenzy, desperately searching around for my note pad so I could scribble down these words of wisdom quickly before I forgot what he said.
So here it is…
The greatest level of teaching is to bring clarity to people through your work.
There are so many university professors and academics in the world with such awfully complex models and ideas about human behaviour that they are the only ones who understand what they are saying.
My job is to bring clarity to you, my students and my audience thorough stories, exercises and activities. What I do is take the complex and make it simple.
My job is to give you the power that clarity brings. In other words Clarity leads to power.
So thank you to James O’Loghlin and thank you to your famous script write for reminding me that my greatest gift in working with executives in leadership across Australia is to give them the power that clarity brings.
CLARITY LEADS TO POWER.
Jennifer Elliott – Committed to creating extraordinary leaders in business one conversation, one business at a time
http://www.integrityandleadership.com/
