Emotional work.
Collaboration is a human process. Which means it's an emotional one!
When we work with others, particularly when it gets tough, we often try to edit out, put the lid on, or outright deny our emotions. Emotions are often seen as something to 'manage' or 'deal with'. An unhelpful by-product of being human.
This feels odd when our feelings are real and part of the day-to-day of working and living together. What's more, we are ok with 'positive' emotions like excitement, joy, and enthusiasm and less ok with fear, disappointment, doubt and sadness.
What would happen if we could acknowledge (and even high-five!) the full range of our emotions? What could they reveal? What do they have to offer?
???[^] Reflective Exercise;?
Collaboration, and how we can work and learn better together, is at the heart of our work at RISE Beyond. The reflection above is based on our own collaborative conversations within our?Community of Practice.
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