We Need Real Conversations

#Leadership #Connection #Resilience #SharedSuccess

Right now, I’m at the table. A cup of coffee, and an invitation not just to talk with ME, but a challenge to talk with SOMEONE.

We Need Real Conversations.

ALL THREE kinds of conversations. Please, open your calendar and your messaging/email app. Schedule at least three of these…soon!

There’s a LOT happening, we need to talk…:

? …ABOUT what happened.

Understanding the past gives us the historical and situational context to make sense of today. What brought us to this moment? How did we get here?

Talking “about” gets us all clear(er) about where we are coming from. Think #N2C2 if you’ve been in my courses lately.

? …BECAUSE OF what’s happening.

This is the mirror moment. What do today’s challenges ask of us as “humans being”? How do we adapt? Where do we hold our ground? What do we see when we look at ourselves in the middle of all this change?

Talking “because of” is A way to set the table, level the playing field, get on the same page, sing the same song…whatever analogy you use to get after “let-me-see-it-the-way-you-see-it-and-help-you-see-it-the-way-I-see-it.”

? … SO THAT things happen.

This is where we turn conversation into action. Where are we trying to go? What does success look like—not just for me, but for us? If we both arrived at that future, and we both succeeded, what would it sound like, feel like, mean for the people around us?

This is where it ALL changes!

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Don’t wait. START NOW!

In the next 5 to 24 hours, find someone - a colleague, a mentor, a friend, or even someone you don’t usually talk with - and have ALL THREE conversations.

Sure, text me (you should have my number - if not, DM me!), and we’ll schedule time to talk.

BUT, the real impact happens when we ALL start talking, listening, thinking, changing our minds, and moving forward together.

The table is set. The coffee is ready.

#Eamus!

Much love…

JW