Comments on: Credit Where Due http://www.chrisconrey.com/credit-where-due/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=credit-where-due Because Second Place is a set of Steak Knives Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matthew Petro http://www.chrisconrey.com/credit-where-due/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Matthew Petro Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:25:15 +0000 http://www.chrisconrey.com/?p=423#comment-1693 Interesting point, Katie. I think that ideal of the "Self-Made Man" is just that; an ideal. No great leader, either in politics, business or elsewhere made it entirely on their own. They've been helped up and supported in each challenge they've taken on. They've succeeded because they new how to leverage that help, including recognizing and praising those around them. Interesting point, Katie. I think that ideal of the “Self-Made Man” is just that; an ideal. No great leader, either in politics, business or elsewhere made it entirely on their own. They’ve been helped up and supported in each challenge they’ve taken on. They’ve succeeded because they new how to leverage that help, including recognizing and praising those around them.

]]> By: Katie Charland http://www.chrisconrey.com/credit-where-due/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Katie Charland Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:22 +0000 http://www.chrisconrey.com/?p=423#comment-1692 Fantastic post and very true. I did very little to help with PHXDW and yet the praise was profuse from all members of the organizing team for just my one little effort. It made me feel involved and as a result, am more likely to work with this group again. I wonder sometimes if this feeling of having a sole figurehead is another bi-product of the "American Dream" and the idea that any one individual can make something great of themselves. We place so much emphasis on single leaders, innovators, etc in the U.S. that it makes it seem as if that is the only way to gain recognition and success. Fantastic post and very true. I did very little to help with PHXDW and yet the praise was profuse from all members of the organizing team for just my one little effort. It made me feel involved and as a result, am more likely to work with this group again.

I wonder sometimes if this feeling of having a sole figurehead is another bi-product of the “American Dream” and the idea that any one individual can make something great of themselves. We place so much emphasis on single leaders, innovators, etc in the U.S. that it makes it seem as if that is the only way to gain recognition and success.

]]> By: Tyler Hurst http://www.chrisconrey.com/credit-where-due/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Tyler Hurst Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:34:16 +0000 http://www.chrisconrey.com/?p=423#comment-1691 Agreed. We make each other better. Agreed. We make each other better.

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