The Sorcerers Stone
Corporate Leadership,
Alchemy, Magic and Sorcery are the background themes of modern children stories and adventure movies; but its has also been a significant part or the psyche of human civilization since before the last millennium. The ideas or quest for transformational power has fueled not only the imagination, but real scientific discovery.
The idea of transforming a stone into gold, or metaphorically speaking, the common and abundant, into the rare and valuable; finds itself center stage to modern business.
In a world where almost all available information is in fact available to everyone, and advancement in computing science and automation are constantly leveling the playing field; we find ourselves in a world with all competitors are almost equally equipped.
The Potential for difference and advantage is rapidly coming into alignment with the lip services offered over the years, that PEOPLE are the most important asset. In a world of diminishing technical differentiation, the largest point of truly valuable differentiation has to be in the assembly and execution of the right teams of people.
The lab of the modern Corporate Alchemist is Staffing! And the Alchemist stone is Technology, Executive support and the Freedom to be creative. Are you giving your staffing team the alchemist stone… or are you simply providing a stone in their shoe? Are you empowering them to create? Or charging them to condense and confine?
If you look deep into the eyes of your staffing team, you will see a childlike spark driven to transform your organization. Let them demonstrate what they are dying to declare to the world; Let them scream to you “I am a Sorcerer!”
Then do your part, and dare them to create Magic!
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