Credentials
I attended an online leadership conference recently. It was a fairly intense day. I watched the keynote speakers passionately share their inspirational messages and research and insights while I casually gnawed on carrot sticks and freely got up for bathroom breaks at will. An introvert's dream conference. But the thing that really struck me was the speakers' credentials. Before every talk a female voice fit for radio would run through a list of things the orator accomplished, a couple of the multitude of books the person has written, the awards he/she has won and the nearly unbelievable influence and reach the person has. The credentials gave a sense of security and trust that whatever is about to come out of this person's mouth will be worth listening to. Especially the one-liner phrases that was conveniently and trendily jotted down in the downloadable e-resources pack. And it got me thinking about how we measure the value in people. The thought occurred to me that if I ...