The Wheelbarrow Syndrome

Think of a wheelbarrow. It needs someone to push (or pull) it and its sole purpose is to carry loads. It stops exactly where it is left and at most, on its own, it may roll down a slope. It does not travel even one millimeter of its own accord. Some people, unfortunately, are like the wheelbarrow. They do exactly what they are told and will not deviate from it. It does not matter to them what they are doing serves any purpose. ( think Efficiency vs. being Effective). All they are interested in following instructions. I have been told of gardeners, watering the gardens in pouring rain just because they have been told to water the plants daily! Such people reason to themselves that if they do something different and if it goes wrong, they will be the one to be blamed. On the other hand, when they do exactly as they have been told, even if it does not does not achieve anything and should they be blamed they can always say “you told me to do it". When forced to take a decision, they will chose the easiest option available to them, like rolling down the slope.

Are you one of these? Unadventurous, not willing to take responsibilities, just a doer and not an initiator? If yes, it is time you change and change fast and change for the better.