Views at The Top?

When one is traveling on a plane at 25,000 ft above the earth, things look quite different than they do to the earthbound. This phenomenon of differing viewpoints is very similar to our experiences in the corporate world. Every level of the corporate hierarchy has its own perspective on various situations, projects, and overall corporate goals.  The "view from the top" is very different from the views enjoyed by the the less exalted, but it is often not as clear.

During our trip to Asia, we flew over and across Alaska, the Pacific Ocean, and the International Date Line. The scenes viewed from high altitude are awe-inspiring.  Photos taken through a very small plane window show everything from golden sun rays, to views of massive mountains and large rivers.

This photograph from on high shows the peaks of some Alaskan mountains.  It is hard to distinguish the white snow on the mountains from the white clouds above the mountain range. Are the sun's golden rays reflected from the ocean water, or from the clouds  in the sky? This high elevation view differs from our familiar ground level view, where we can easily distinguish snow from clouds. From the top looking down, we often encounter a reality that is unfamiliar and unexpected.

Edited by M. C. Uhing