Such a great & real story from Broc Edwards (@brocedwards) showing that we can and need to break those old molds to meaningfully engage with people. I particularly love this observation…
“People, even conservative people in conservative companies in conservative industries, want permission to play, explore, think, and discuss. They really don’t get a chance to do that.”
Compelling. Rejuvenating. Energizing. How often do people use those words to describe a daylong meeting focused on updating annual goals? How often do participants come away saying it was their best meeting all their years at the company? How often do they send thank you notes and stop the organizers in the hallway to say how fantastic it was?
Never? Exactly. A snowball’s chance as they say.
This week there was apparently a cold front blowing over the river Styx. Snowmen and downhill skiing in Hades and all that.
The company I work for is very big on goal setting and every June there is a meeting of roughly the top 20% leaders to look at internal and external factors that might require one’s goals to be updated/revised/changed. It’s an important event because it recognizes that the world is changing quickly and we need to adjust as needed. This year…
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