Devdutt Patnaik recently had this great post (link) about the deference between people who just implement and those who dream and ALSO implement.

 

Over the last year, I feel that I have become more of a implementer and lesser of a dreamer. Saying that this is (probably) the result of my working atmosphere would be being unfair - because finally we all are responsbile for what influences we chose.

 

Well - either way, here's a great post that has again reminded me of the importance of maintaing the fine (and extremely critical) balance between just dreaming (a la Sheikh Chilli) and just implementing (a la Gangu Teli - just focusing on acting in the present - looking at the current 'small' picture while completely forgetting about the BIGGER picture). (So in a way, this is also a continuation of my previous post..)

 

 

Shekchilli is a dreamer.

 

Gangu Teli does not dream at all. He likes to implement things. He calls himself a 'realist' and focuses on practical things like doing the task and measuring their effectiveness and efficiency. That's what the world should be doing. He has a disdain for dreamers. He is the frontline warrior; he knows. When times are bad, he will be called upon to do the ultimate sacrifice. The buck stops with him as he stands in the market. He is therefore most valued in the immediate term. Since he knows that, he often suffers from an inflated self-importance.

 

Mitti ka Madhav - He is what you want to be. On his own, he is neither. He is a reactive member of the team, doing whatever pleases you, with no mind or opinion of his own.

 

That brings us to Raja Bhoj, the ideal leader, a dreamer as well as implementer.

(He then explains the behavioural difference between Gangu Teli and Raja Bhoj through an example.. really worth reading)

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