Making others look good
Humility is the most admirable trait a human being can posses. I’m convinced of that. It enhances all other personal qualities, and it motivates me to be a better individual, both professionally and personally.
Two weeks ago, I wrote a story for GigaOM. I was proud of the piece. I thought it was well covered, well written, and pertinent to my audience. Then I saw my editor’s edit. Wow! He completely transformed the copy into a much more vibrant and personable article. Granted, my points remained, he just sizzled them up to make the reading much more enjoyable.
He then emailed my article to our publisher for dissemination and — while CC’ing me on the email — said I did a great job on the piece without mentioning his sizable renovations. We could have easily shared the byline, but instead he just made me look ninja good without asking or wanting any credit in return. I was humbled by the experience, and realized I could do so much more in helping others prosper without recognition or payment. So yeah, do your best to try and make others look good.
[Thanks, James!]
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May 25th, 2007 at 5:34 pm
“A man’s highest happiness is found in the bestowal of benefits on those he loves; love finds its most natural and spontaneous expression in giving. The man who has nothing to give cannot fill his place as a husband or father, as a citizen, or as a man.” Wallace D. Wattles
June 5th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
Welcome to the world of journalism and the thankless job of being an editor. This is pretty par for the course at all writing gigs I’ve done over the years, and it’s not bad form at all to not include an editor in your byline. In fact, it wouldn’t make sense since they didn’t do any actual reporting for the article. That’s just how it’s done.
That said, I always make it a point to compliment my editors publicly in the news room or in meetings. I wouldn’t exist as a journalist without them.