MOONWALK…for decades it meant literally “walking on the moon.”
Until Michael Jackson REDEFINED the term and it became almost universally understood that MOONWALK was something that Michael Jackson had INVENTED! It was a DANCE MOVE, something we had never seen before.
Up until that time it was known as a breakthrough achievement by the astronauts. When Neil Armstrong actually walked on the moon.
What’s fascinating is that a single individual can change the meaning of a word or term or results or what you’re known for. A single individual can have a breakthrough impact on a TEAM, a CULTURE, HOW WE THINK about someone or something. It’s true. History confirms it.
On July 20, 1969, at approximately 13:32 GMT, Neil Armstrong became the first human to land on the moon…
When Neil Armstrong created that FIRST MOONWALK the Apollo astronauts had over 218,000 individuals working on the team!
Their “space ship” was a source of almost constant concern for the team at NASA during the flight to the moon, since it was OFF COURSE for OVER 90% of the time on its way to the moon.
What a great example of CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT! And the POWER of teamwork…
A team of people working to get better, making continuing corrections, learning all along the way to arrive at the stated goal…a MOONWALK!
On May 16, 1983 at the Motown 25th Anniversary TV special, Michael Jackson debuted his iconic dance move that REDEFINED MOONWALK for an entire generation, and those that would follow.
It was HISTORIC! A breakthrough moment in time, much like the breakthrough moment decades earlier when “one small step for man. One giant leap for Mankind” created the first moon walk and defined that term for that generation.
Whether we as Captains of Enterprise are MAKING history/CREATING history—doing something that has NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, or RECREATING history—what it means to you, redefining YOUR HISTORY, results, etc. Something BIG is always ahead and always available.
Sometimes it’s done through TEAMWORK!
But it can also happen through the imagination and effort and commitment of a SINGULAR INDIVIDUAL!
I’ve even heard some LEADERS refer to something that has NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE as…MOONWALKING!
Have a great weekend,
Michael
EDITORS NOTE:
Michael York is an accomplished AUTHOR and SPEAKER...as well as the Co-Founder and Host of CETV.
In 2022 He was named “Most Unique Leadership Coach” by Corporate Vision International, and in 2023 was awarded the “Transformation Coach of the Year” by Wealth and Finance magazine.
He is an award-winning CONSULTANT and COACH retained by ORGANIZATIONS for his contribution to the improvement of HUMAN POTENTIAL, PERSONALLY as well as PROFESSIONALLY.
He is the RADICAL IMPROVEMENT CATALYST behind major advancements with his clients over two decades and the EVIDENCE of his EXPERTISE is confirmed by empirical RESULTS, some of which can be seen at www.MichaelYork.com