Involve Others in the Process
A statue was being sculpted when an unskillful artist put a hole in the figure’s leg. Piero Soderini, the mayor of Florence, believed they had wasted money on the statue. Michelangelo believed it could be salvaged and got to work. As he was putting the finishing touches on the statue, Soderini came to judge it. He believed the nose was too big. Michelangelo realized he was standing with the wrong perspective but rather than argue with him, he had Soderini come stand below him on the scaffolding. With his chisel in hand, he grabbed some dust that layed on a plank and let it fall on him. Having Soderini approach it from the right perspective, he then believed the nose was fine. Michelangelo only made it appear as if he’d done something. He made him feel a part of the process.