Seattle is looking for a quarterback. No surprise. Bad seasons equals a revolving door. To be clear, I care more about the annual moss growth on the trees than I do quarterback changes, but a one-liner from the general manager caught my attention (that's what happens to writers. All it takes is a sentence of brilliance from a stranger.)
"We need someone that 'tilts the room' when they walk in," said John Shneider, the frustrated man that he is.
It got me thinking, 'what kind of force of nature tilts the room?" A leader, to be sure. A charismatic individual that one gravitates towards without really knowing why, or being conscious of it even happening. I can think of a CEO or two, my own father, a salewoman (and man), a few serving in the military.
A few times, I've been in a meeting or at an airport and drawn to someone, having been reading or otherwise engaged and felt the need to look up. When I've done so, I've seen a person walking, endowed with a particular look, or better said, energy, that made me continue to watch. It's probably not surprising that a person with traits associated with energy and charisma gravitate to running companies, selling a product or being in politics. What I'd find more interesting is regular, average people who endure commonplace careers and live regular lives. Can't think of any. I guess that's why these unique individuals aren't 'average.' They are the ones standing straight and the rest of us are leaning.
"We need someone that 'tilts the room' when they walk in," said John Shneider, the frustrated man that he is.
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| Don't tilt the room. Tilt the house. (this is in line with the go-big-or-go-home- motto |
A few times, I've been in a meeting or at an airport and drawn to someone, having been reading or otherwise engaged and felt the need to look up. When I've done so, I've seen a person walking, endowed with a particular look, or better said, energy, that made me continue to watch. It's probably not surprising that a person with traits associated with energy and charisma gravitate to running companies, selling a product or being in politics. What I'd find more interesting is regular, average people who endure commonplace careers and live regular lives. Can't think of any. I guess that's why these unique individuals aren't 'average.' They are the ones standing straight and the rest of us are leaning.
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