A bedtime story

I was once working with a developer and he had a son. His son never shone in our meetings. Then one day a group of us went to Penang for a negotiation without his father. In that meeting I found that the son had a scintillating mind. He was able to see problems clearly, make good decisions. He had the knowledge. His technical proficiency was dazzling. He just never had the confidence to express himself prior to this occasion. Nature gave him a very high IQ, he was well trained in all the technical aspects of the business. But somehow his confidence was not nurtured.