Posted September 30, 2009

"The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them." -- David Lloyd George

 

Some people make things happen, others don’t, and still others actually keep things from happening. I often use a quote from my mother, who used to describe such individuals this way, “They make a better door than a window.” Which is to say, they are closed and not open. They prevent access rather than allow in light - they're not open to the world and all its possibilities as a window would be. 

            

I have had the pain and frustration of working with those who are better doors than windows. I have had the joy of working with those who are windows, open to possibility and even active collaborators in the creative process of imagining how products we present them can be even better than what we show. 

            

One such door was commonly known as Dr. N****, and for years, he prevented much of anything from happening, for us or the company he worked for. Somehow the company survived and he was replaced. There have been others. And more than simply not creating possibility, they can actively inhibit the creative process and business success for all parties involved. There is no eloquence in that.

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