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A man offered to pay a sum of money to his twelve-year-old daughter if she mowed the lawn. The girl went at the task with great zest and by evening the whole lawn had been beautifully mowed well, everything except a large uncut patch of grass in one corner!
When the man said he couldnt pay the sum agreed upon because the whole lawn hadnt been mowed, the girl said she was ready to forego the money, but would not cut the grass in the patch!
Curious to find out why, he checked the uncut patch. There, right in the centre of the patch, sat a large toad. The girl had been too tender-hearted to run over it with the lawn-mower.
Where there is love, there is disorder.
Perfect order would make the world a graveyard!
~ (Anthony de Mello)
Performance in simplistic terms is a function of two key factors ability and willingness!
Ability to perform is something to do with physical constraint of an individual like that of lifting 200 kgs of weight, fasting for 21 consecutive days, Singing for 48 hrs, working for 80 hrs a week, etc
Willingness to perform is to do with the inherent interest to contribute cheerful compliance to the job!
If one is willing, they can find ways to build the ability to perform. However, lack of willingness can only guarantee below par results – irrespective of the latent ability!
Who is good for your business highly willing but not so able guy or highly capable but not so willing type?
It depends on what is your business if it is people centric, keep and invest on the first type and shamelessly weed out highly capable but not willing ones! They might be best suited for political parties, I guess! They will add lot of weight, as long as someone can lift them!
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