Yesterday we had a fantastic meeting in the OBD, about our agile and modern meeting culture, we will establish.
One point in this presentation was, that we should not accept an invitation, when we think we bring no added value to this topic. I can´t agree more.
Nevertheless, some of us have the assumption, that we should follow meeting invitations, as when we are seen there create the impression and the memory that we are important and crucial for the business.
This brought me to some thought about, how people might want to be remembered, as:
- always to be busy and to have an overcrowded diary to show how important we are
- spending long time in front of our laptop or in the office compared with others
- trying to achieve good sounding job-title, a higher hierarchical level or other status symbols
Is this really for what you want to be measured or be remembered?
What do you think, could this be truly honest satisfying for you?
For me other thinks count more. I would be happier to be remembered as a person, who:
- gave you valuable food for thoughts and thinking time
- saw the brilliance in each conversational partner, with less amount of prejudgment a human being can have
- was open to learn from others and treat all people in the same way
- make people smile and reflect on their own and other way round.
For what or how would you like to be remembered?
If you like share your thoughts with us. I would be glad to get any ressonance from you.
Thank you in advance.