stevelee said:
I think that is the sort of person who accomplishes a lot. Energetic people may be content to continue to do things the hard way. Lazy people look for faster/better/easier ways to do things. If they are smart, they are likely to find them, often to all of our benefit.
To do anything of any scale, however, you need diversity -- and in this case, diversity of
perspective. Throw out the dumb + lazy folks, but with the other three you can solve problems that no single group could accomplish:
smart + energetic --> management, change agents, networkers, project leaders, etc.
smart + lazy --> innovation, blue water perspective, 'what if' imagineering, problem solvers, etc.
dumb + energetic --> shoulder-to-wheel industry, devotion to procedure/simplicity, focus on tasks, bureaucrats that keep the lights on and the bills paid, etc.
dumb + lazy --> we can argue if a company needs those folks, but those toilets won't clean themselves...
i.e. if everyone is Elon Musk, no one is making the coffee, documenting the work or taking a breath to think of a different solution.
i.e. if everyone is from a stoner clique of MENSA, the IP will be mindblowing but nothing will ever get made.
i.e. if everyone is a foot soldier, you'll never have a plan to defeat the enemy.
i.e. if everyone is idiotic and lacks the p--- and vinegar to do something, best of luck to you.
These are horribly coarse generalizations, but you get the idea. We spend too much time trying to burden each other with our specific sensibilities or foster subordinates in our own image, when I think its far more effective to understand the individual and put them in a position to play to their strengths.
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