Tiger Woods put on yet another impressive display whilst capturing the WGC – Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday. I believe it was golf analyst David Feherty that summed it up best. I believe the quote went something like this. “When he plays ok, he contends. When he plays well, he wins. And when he plays really well, he wins by 10!”
This left me wondering about that one thing, that one skill that each of us possesses. I believe each and every person possesses a talent for something. Let’s call it their “true talent.” Many– perhaps most – never discover their true talent. Others discover their true talent, but do not develop it to its full potential.
But those that discover their true talent, and go on to fully develop it, I believe lead incredibly rewarding lives.
Clearly, golf is most likely Tiger’s true talent. We could get more nitpicky and argue that his true talent is focus, or determination, or work ethic, or performance under pressure, but for now let’s just go with golf. And clearly he’s in the continual process of developing his true talent to its maximum potential.
I wonder if Faherty’s quote would apply to any other individual that found and developed his/her true talent. “When he/she plays/works/performs ok, he/she contends. When he/she plays/works/performs well, he/she wins. And when he/she plays/works/performs really well, he/she wins by a very large margin!”
And I wonder if the same applies to companies. Again, I believe all companies possess a true talent. And I believe those that find and optimize their true talent go on to achieve incredibly rewarding successes. Such companies touch upon and improve the lives of thousands of people and communities.
Of course, there’s a wealth of business research and popular business books that urge corporate leaders to find their companies’ true talents and then optimize same. These studies and books may use different language, but they preach the same message.
“Just do what you do best!” –Red Auerbach
“If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.” –Charlie Parker (trumpet)
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