Right man for the right place

This is another self evident statement. But it may be more instructive if we look at the converse and its implications. What happens to the man if he is in the wrong place? When he doesnt have the skill sets for the position. When he doesnt have the experience for the position. When he doesnt have the talent for the position. When he doesnt have the drive for the position and when he doesnt have the training for the position.

I think we can quickly see that the position now becomes a curse no matter how elevated. It is only a gift when you are the right man. If we become more aware of this fact, if the person seeking the position becomes more aware of this fact, then we will be a significant step closer to forward movement for our chess community.

Then we will not have leaders that do not know how to lead. Leaders that are fear ridden because they fear exposure of their lack of knowledge. We have cursed them to a permanent state of fear and they have cursed themselves to having to hide, to lie and to defend their positions with unsavoury methods simply because they cannot produce results.

Read here. This is a case where the official does not understand that in the real world nobody gives 2 million without conditions. The company is a public listed construction company. Their surplus 2 million is earned from sweat and tears; off the backs of many people. It is reasonable for them to ask for a 5 year plan. It is reasonable for them to ask for measureable yardsticks. It is reasonable for them to ask that a member of their company sit on the committee to disburse the money. It is also reasonable for them to ask PICA for the plan and a proposal since PICA is supposed to be the experts in chess. It is not reasonable for PICA to ask them for a proposal. We are asking for the 2 million.

Can you begin to see the problem? We have no money and so we are running around with a begging bowl and that hurts our dignity which is bad for our psyche. And so we come with false pride, big ego and much fear. They do not even know who they are talking to. The people they are talking to can produce surplus. They can create money. They do not need to impress us. They do not need us. And yet we strut like we know something. Behind the strut is failure. If we have the people who know how to work with the corporates, we will have the money. We will then taste success and we will become stronger and stronger.

How have we gotten to this state? Could it be that we have been spoiled? We are no longer living in the real world. We have no results and yet we can demand a major sponsor and a Industry Captain to come and see us off for Asean. Have we become delusional? Look around you. Can you see other examples?

Get the right man for the right place and things will change.