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Let me introduce you to your replacement.

Writer's picture: K L T RoosK L T Roos

Not exactly the most exciting sentence ever heard: but it's definitely going to grab your attention. Especially if it comes from your partner, your supervisor, your band mate. From the immediate terror (or disgust and disdain) that follows, imagine your replacement.


Who do you see coming for your spot, and why?


I've never enjoyed thinking that I am replaceable, but I am. Perhaps we all think that without us, whatever we do will collapse in the absence of our presence. Too bad that's a crock more often than reality. The truth is that there are always going to be replacements looming to take us down. That truth can bring pain, but it is true all the same.


How will you manage the pain when it comes?


List the skills you've identified in others that can rival your own. Directly address the gaps between you and your wanna-be contender. Duly note the attributes you've compiled, and become your own best-option. Develop those elements and render your loftier rivals redundant. That way, the next time you meet, you will introduce them to their replacement.


Time to start making my new list.

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