“What the hell IS that CRAP you’re listening to?”
– Dick Heston (1933-2002), spoken regularly after I got my first “real” stereo
“You just don’t find talent like THAT anymore!”
– Kate Heston (b 2000), leaving the Ed Sheeran show at ACL Live last night
Yes, she’s 14. The Eldest of The Three goes all sage on us at the ripe old age of fourteen. Nice.
And, you know what? She’s right. We rarely find talent like Ed Sheeran. My attendance last night was optional, but I went along, primarily because I love music and also because time with The Three’s mom is too hard to come by — primarily thanks to The Three. I also went because Ed Sheeran is The Eldest’s favorite “talent,” and she was taking to of “the girls” along for the show.
I am glad I went, for those reasons, but also, because you just don’t find talent like THAT anymore.
In business, we think we know what kind of talent we’re looking for. We think we “get it,” and that we want someone who fits a mold or a type.
Difference makers have to be committed to finding and developing talent, period. In that pursuit, though, we have to take care not to pre-judge and to be open to finding new, rare talent.
I walked in last night looking forward to a night with my wife and The Eldest and her friends. I walked out an Ed Sheeran fan. And, committed to finding talent like THAT today, and everyday.
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