Talkers versus Performers
Over the years I have had the opportunity to study managers in action in various organizations spread across industries as diverse as steel production to software engineering. One basically comes across two kinds of people – the talkers and the performers, there is a third kind, but he/she is rare – he/she balances talking with performing – this would be the ideal person to lead a team. There is a French proverb, which beautifully summarizes the subject – translated it means – “Great talkers, little doers”. I will take you through my understanding of the character traits of talkers and performers in that order. Lots of people are talkers. They tell you all about what they are "going to do". They have big plans and good intentions, but all they do is talk. They're always going to do it tomorrow. They're always going to do it later. They're always "going to do it." These guys have all the ideas, but to implement them they will say they need to hire more pe...