As the Twitter saga continues, I have been reflecting on the idea of genius. I have noted the news stories along the way. The level of firings that have happened indicate to me a man who is certain he is in fact the smartest person in the room, if not the world. And we are all witnessing the fallout of that. And speaking for myself, it seems very unlikely he, as an outsider, had the necessary knowledge to do run things better from the beginning. And those who possessed the necessary knowledge, which could have been an asset, were ousted. Because who needed them anyway?
There is a danger in assuming that if you know a lot of things you know everything. No matter who you are, and how much you know, you have to assume that someone In that room knows something you don’t. A leader should be guided by curiosity. We all should be trying to learn more and not relying on our biases about how things work or who people are and what they know. Repeatedly, it seems line of thinking that is not happening at the level of should.
Just a warning. If you reach a point in your life and you become certain that you are the smartest person in the room, please reconsider. Unless you are the only person in that room, don’t be so sure.
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