What is hummus? The average person, well at least the average non-Israeli, would say chickpeas. If they were a bit smarter than the average person they would say "a few things, but chickpeas are the key ingredient." Well, sorry to say, both answers are wrong.
Hummus does have a few ingredients, but the main ingredients are chickpeas and (drum roll please), TAHINI (pronounced ta-hee-nee). What is it? An oily paste made from sesame seeds. The key takeaway here is that the obvious ingredient is not always the key ingredient. In this case, the true key to good hummus is tahini.
Let's break it down even more...chickpeas are by far proportionally the largest ingredient and even on a one vs. one comparison chickpeas are many many times bigger than a sesame seed (see below with sesame seeds on chickpeas).
As you may tell, I see a lot of things in metaphors - and Israel is exceptional for that. So, I see that the relationship between hummus and its two main ingredients (reminder: chick peas AND tahini) as a metaphor for what makes a good team. I personally empathize with this as my job entails considerable people management responsibilities. You cannot just have the obvious - people who are smart, driven, experienced, etc...Similar to hummus, a good team needs a tahini to bring it together. In my opinion the most senior manager(s) should be the tahini. So, don't always focus on what is most obvious or the biggest component of a recipe. Its about how you, the senior leader, bring different things and people together, not about being the biggest and best chick pea.
Hummus does have a few ingredients, but the main ingredients are chickpeas and (drum roll please), TAHINI (pronounced ta-hee-nee). What is it? An oily paste made from sesame seeds. The key takeaway here is that the obvious ingredient is not always the key ingredient. In this case, the true key to good hummus is tahini.
Let's break it down even more...chickpeas are by far proportionally the largest ingredient and even on a one vs. one comparison chickpeas are many many times bigger than a sesame seed (see below with sesame seeds on chickpeas).
As you may tell, I see a lot of things in metaphors - and Israel is exceptional for that. So, I see that the relationship between hummus and its two main ingredients (reminder: chick peas AND tahini) as a metaphor for what makes a good team. I personally empathize with this as my job entails considerable people management responsibilities. You cannot just have the obvious - people who are smart, driven, experienced, etc...Similar to hummus, a good team needs a tahini to bring it together. In my opinion the most senior manager(s) should be the tahini. So, don't always focus on what is most obvious or the biggest component of a recipe. Its about how you, the senior leader, bring different things and people together, not about being the biggest and best chick pea.
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