Today, we had a company-wide discussion and departmental breakout sessions to discuss what Wisdom is at Aquire, and what it means to our employees. I was going to synthesize the message for this blog post, but the value is really in the direct quotes from the Aquire staff. These are unrehearsed, rapid fire brainstorming snippets of thought. I am so proud of them and impressed by them, I am sharing directly, without synthesis. They are not all inclusive, but they are good ones.
“Wisdom feels synonymous to the passion for the job and customer. Everybody lives this every day at Aquire!”
“Wisdom is knowing your gaps between your current state and your desired state.”
“Wisdom gives you the ability to make the right choice and not just a choice.”
“Wisdom is understanding the need behind the problem.”
“Wisdom is the culmination of life experiences, both positive and negative. You should learn from both.”
“Wisdom goes back to action. It is not what they know, it is how they act and what they do. You can be smart and still do foolish things.”
“Don’t confuse knowledge with wisdom. Knowledge is information. Wisdom is the ability to know how to act upon the knowledge you have.”
“You can share your wisdom, only if the recipient already has the ability to receive and assimilate it.”
“Wisdom is looking at how the need and the solution will fit in the big picture, so that the right action is taken.”
“Wisdom is finding a solution that can solve a problem for many, not just fixing a symptom.”
“We must ask questions to put things into context. Without context and experience, wisdom can’t be drawn upon.”
“Wisdom helps us, help people address their problems in a different way.”
“Applying collective wisdom allows better solutions. It often requires a lot of information to build the wisdom around an issue.”
“Experience can be painful but it often leads to wisdom.”
“Based on wisdom we have established our recommendations. Those recommendations gathered from many sources become best practices.”
“One of the wise things that have been taught to me at Aquire is that we are not just here to sell you products. We are here to solve your problems.”
“Wisdom is all about the journey; our department has 87 years of experience in within Aquire. We want and are willing (drive) to participate and share WHAT we know.”
“Wisdom enables us to be our clients’ GPS. We learn from the past in order to position our customers in the path of compelling events.”
Cheers,
Lois and Team
