Amundsen vs. Shackleton or why boring management matters?

“I would like to invite you on a little thought experiment.
Let’s pretend that we’re going on a polar expedition together – all of you and me.
And we need to hire a captain. And we have two resumés in front of us.

One comes from a man, who has already successfully achieved all four (4) of the major polar goals – the North Pole, and the South Pole, and the Northeast, and the Northwest Passage.
In fact, three of these he was the first person to accomplish – let’s call him Candidate A.

Candidate B is a man, who set off for the Antarctic four (4) times – three times as the man in charge and every time resulted in failure, catastrophe or death !?

Who should we hire?“

Why most companies or managers tend to hire Candidate B and why boring management matters?

Well, watch the complete video – it’s worth the time – I do promise!