This is a picture that I clicked with my HTC Viva on a busy Bangalore road. What you see in the picture is when this rider just about avoided falling down and hitting another car on the road. This was right after a crossing and there was a policeman standing 100 meters to the left of this picture (for the uninitiated Viva is a cell phone hence I could not zoom in or out to the desired level) and was least bothered by the hazard this foolhardy motorcyclist posed to people on the road. This was a great example of the 'Its OK' attitude that you see around all the time. Can you beat it!This also reminded me of some good talent discussions that I have had in my experience. Leaders make heroes of their people who in their minds carry the load of the team, a lot of times without realizing how these heroes are causing all kinds of accidents (poor decisions) in their teams because they want to carry the entire load with just one of their trusted lieutenants. (see the brave heart sitting on the pillion on this motorcycle)
In my mind it is your responsibility to avoid such situations in the organization,
- make sure that you do not have team members who are driving a personal agenda, all decisions need to be taken with the bigger picture in mind
- You will never be able to grow your talent unless you are ready to give them an opportunity to make mistakes
- You need to worry about the how part of the results and not only the end result
- You must make sure that the results have not caused any 'damage' to the team on the way
I hope the man reached safely to his destination and also allowed others to reach theirs! Please do not try this on the road or in your teams.





