{"id":3621,"date":"2014-10-08T20:43:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T03:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=3621"},"modified":"2014-10-08T20:43:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T03:43:43","slug":"purpose-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/purpose-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Purpose of Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/purpose-opportunity\/attachment\/the-purpose-of-opportunity\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3622\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/the-purpose-of-opportunity.jpg\" alt=\"the purpose of opportunity\" width=\"384\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a>Many years ago, I received as a rather unique gift, a ball from major league baseball\u2019s 1994 World Series\u2014the series that was never played because of a labor dispute between players and team owners.\u00a0\u00a0The regular season that year ended prematurely and no playoffs would take place.\u00a0\u00a0Like most major sports enterprises, and particularly when those industries prepare to host championship-level events, much planning is made in advance.\u00a0\u00a0In the case of the 1994 World Series, several hundred baseballs were made in anticipation of what might have been a 4, 5, 6 or 7-game series.<\/p>\n<p>Those baseballs became the symbol for opportunity lost.\u00a0\u00a0Though each ball was designed, and created and prepared for a clear purpose, it was never provided the opportunity to fulfill its intended future.\u00a0\u00a0While some of those baseballs were likely to become foul balls, thrown once and lofted into an eager crowd of people\u2014all with the hopes of grasping a souvenir to be cherished for years\u2014many others may have had a greater destiny: A record-breaking pitching milestone or a classic end-of-game home run; a spectacular fielding play or a costly error at a critical moment in the game.<\/p>\n<p>But in 1994, none of these outcomes ever had a chance.<\/p>\n<p>In our own industries, we know well the feeling that is sensed and shared when clear, tangible opportunities are lost.\u00a0\u00a0We know the feeling of what has been missed, and what might have been\u2014and we know the lasting effect that can have upon an organization.\u00a0\u00a0But the impact upon the individual members in many respects is often more profound.<\/p>\n<p>Like the lost baseball season of 1994, the most remarkable aspect was that it did not need to happen.\u00a0While differences of opinion and dissenting views are in fact a healthy element to productive discourse, it imperative that the leader remain highly engaged and manage the variety of personalities and emotions and ego among the members of the organization so that the core mission and functions of the enterprise are not fully placed in peril.\u00a0\u00a0Leaders must facilitate rather than dictate, and they must have the courage and the confidence to challenge all within the group to pursue cooperation over consensus.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders in our own organizations understand the purpose and mission of the organization, but also the design and strategy of the composition of the team(s) they lead.\u00a0\u00a0It is the successful leader\u2019s body of work that includes a growing list of instances in which individual members are put into action, and with deliberate and strategic purpose, that prepares them for both meaningful work and successful outcomes.\u00a0\u00a0And it is the successful leader\u2019s body of work that includes a culture in which each member of the organization is eager to fulfill their intended purpose with genuine focus and dedication.<\/p>\n<p>But it is of equal if not greater importance that the leader also preserves a culture that is known in and outside of the organization that includes a consistent meaning and purpose for each person who becomes a part of that organization.\u00a0\u00a0Nothing speaks louder or more decisively to a skilled professional seeking a new career opportunity an environment and organizational culture that establishes and declares real value in its members from the moment they join.\u00a0\u00a0This type of culture most effectively and most quickly reaffirms the values and vision of the organization, and the confidence it holds in its leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The best leaders we know are in fact, highly purposed and visionary; they seek opportunity at every moment and they are uniquely keen in their ability to challenge individuals and groups as well as they entire organization.\u00a0\u00a0But they always do so with goals they know those they serve are capable and prepared to achieve.\u00a0\u00a0While sharing the vision of the organization is indeed essential, we as leaders must always strive to 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