It was the renowned scholar Viktor Frankl (who wrote the amazing book Man’s Search For Meaning) that recommended that a Statue of Responsibility be erected on the west coast to compliment the Statue of Liberty on the east coast.

Politicians regularly pass laws that (so they believe) create new rights. Marketers regularly insist that we have a right (i.e. we deserve) to their products.  Lawyers incessantly remind us of our rights.

Trouble is…great countries, great companies, great families didn’t get that way by  emphasizing ‘rights’.  Rather, they became great by emphasizing ‘responsibilities’.

Frankl was on to something!

Bill Wiersma is the founder and principal of Wiersma and Associates—a management consulting and training firm. Bill is a trusted advisor to executive leadership on senior team development and organizational culture. A renowned thought leader, Wiersma’s The Power of Professionalism is driving the way people think about professionals and, more importantly, changing the way professionals view themselves.

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