THE SECRET OF FINDING TALENT
All images by Tinkerbots/Flickr LOOK PAST YOUR OWN BIASES

I do not know what
talent looks like. Tinkerbots/Flickr

I cannot judge talent by
mere appearances. Tinkerbots/Flickr

When someone walks in my
door, I try VERY hard not to judge. Tinkerbots/Flickr

It can be almost impossible
to be objec?ve. Tinkerbots/Flickr

But
s?ll
I
try.
Tinkerbots/Flickr

Last week, I hired an
ar?st in Hong Kong. Last month, an entrepreneur in New Zealand hired me. Tinkerbots/Flickr

They both could be robots,
for all I know. Tinkerbots/Flickr

(my
new
client?)
Tinkerbots/Flickr

A guy named Dan Jones
created all these images. I have never met him either. Tinkerbots/Flickr

This I know for certain:
our biases are our worst enemy. Tinkerbots/Flickr

We each have many blind
spots. They stop us from using the strengths of people who don’t look, sound or act like us. Tinkerbots/Flickr

We view life with goggles
ON. Tinkerbots/Flickr

We are so stuck in
our beliefs and aRtudes, WE might as well be robots. Tinkerbots/Flickr

So we play the same
“movie” again and again. Tinkerbots/Flickr

The True Reality is that
you can change your reality. Tinkerbots/Flickr

You don’t have to act
like a robot. Tinkerbots/Flickr

You can embrace talent in
many forms. Tinkerbots/Flickr

You can stop labeling others.
Tinkerbots/Flickr

You can be the glue
that holds great people and possibili?es together. Tinkerbots/Flickr

Get
unstuck.
Tinkerbots/Flickr

Bruce Kasanoff is a speaker
and ghostwriter. His credo is, “Be generous and expert, trustworthy and clear, open-minded and adaptable, persistent and present.” Bruce speaks and writes about ways to bring out the talent in other people. He has spoken at numerous corporate events, at universities, and for many professional associations. Learn more at kasanoff.com. Employee engagement | customer engagement | Motivation | work-life balance | Training | Speaking