53. "It doesn't matter" In response to In response to 35 Tue Nov-17-15 02:45 PM by Anonymous
And asking the question only begins a problem.
When you begin an argument over which is more impressive you are instantly starting an argument between the creatives and the businessmen.
Once either starts to feel slighted then your business is going to suffer.
When people can appreciate what others add to the overall picture and remain humble then the entire team wins. This is pretty simple management 101 here.
The people who execute should be impressed with the creatives and the creatives should be impressed with those that execute. That's the problem with most people. They don't know how to appreciate what they don't do well. We have this destructive selfish mind set in how we view the world.
Let's look at a sports team...the Patriots...who I hate.
Bill Bellicheck creates the game plan and has the ideas that he believes is a winning formula.
He believes that Tom Brady and his cast can execute his plan and relies on them to do so.
Tom Brady and the cast believe in the game plan and put faith in the fact that if they execute it then they will get the results they want.
Everyone understands that no one is bigger than the team. Tom is impressed by Bill and Bill is impressed by Tom.
Now look at teams that don't have the same success. Players don't believe in coaches. Coaches don't believe in players. Finger pointing and blame goes around. Some are saying that if the game plan was better then they would win. Others are saying if the game plan was executed correctly then they would win.
Business is no different. You need both and you need both sides to be impressed with the other so everyone is bought in.
That's why asking the question is pointless. It puts everyone at odds and is unproductive. Everyone on strict opposing sides will ultimately be a part of an unsuccessful team.