Hi, David - another excellent post.

I love the Kathy's Rainbow story ... sounds like something I would do:)

Two things I picked up from reading this post:

1)  Books are meant to be used!  Personally I use highlighters, different colors of pens, and "marginalia" to help me digest and remember the content of a book in which I find value.  Actually, the amount of scribbling, doodling, and added color make for a handy and very visual rating scale.

2)  As leaders and managers, we may need to get out of our own shells in order to see the strengths in another's behavior.  I know I am guilty sometimes of observing something I do not understand or agree with,  thus dismissing it out of turn.  Your post reminds me that the ability to see through another's eyes includes the ability to appreciate whey they do something, and not just that they do it.

John