inspiring leaders know about dandelions and orchids
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Dandelions are hearty and can grow and flourish in both nice and harsh environments. Orchids, on the other hand, are delicate. In bad environments they shrivel. But in good environments they blossom.TRANSCRIPT
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DANDELIONSAre you Leading
ORCHIDS?or
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Dandelions can Spread anywhere
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and grow anywhere.
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You can find them on rocks
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and youcan findthem in trees
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and youcan even findthem in the snow.
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Dandelions areattractive
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andstrong;
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requiring little to no care.
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Orchids,on theother hand,
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are breathtakingly beautiful,
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and richlycolorful.
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There are manydifferent types oforchids; each one isunique.
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they requirea lot of attention,
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and theenvironment has to bejust right.
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Managing dandelions is easy.
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They practicallymanage themselves.
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It’s much harder to take a person whohas wilted,
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and to givehim attention,
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and to create theright environment,
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until he blossoms intosomething spectacular.
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DANDELIONSSo Lead Your
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And Inspire YourORCHIDS;
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DANDELIONSbecause chances are you’re leading
ORCHIDS.and
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Treat a man as he is, and he will
remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will
become what he should be.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
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John WaltersFrom the War Room to the Board Room,Leading is Caring.
Unless otherwise stated all photos are from www.morguefile.comcreated Sep 12, 2014
The orchid hypothesis is used in developmental psychology toexplain why some children are more susceptible to their environments. Given the same bad environment as “dandelions”, these children do worse. But given a good environment these“orchids” blossom and flourish, responding more positively than even the “dandelions”.
Read a great article in The Atlantic by David DobbsDavid Dobbs is currently writing a book about the subject; itshould be out in 2015!