You’re crossing the line of fidelity, and you know it. But you don’t know what to do. You thought your flirting was pretty innocent and friendly. How did you end up cuddling this woman, (Nerida* – who is not your fiancé) drinking wine, giving massages and sharing dreams?
How did you end up here, on a leadership retreat under the stars in the cold, with your arm around her?Shes telling you how unhappy she is in her own relationship and maybe you’re thinking to yourself, “what if?”
While you’re crossing the line with this woman next to you, I want to tell you about your next 8 years. …
My husband Ben and I are both professionals who spend a lot of time working on the “vision” and “strategy” (among many other overused words) of organisations of all types and sizes. Part of this job includes facilitating strategic conversations with teams to build understanding of the challenges they face and make decisions about how to deal with them.
Some organisations are made up of thousands of employees, some of only a handful. All organisations are simply ‘organised’ groups of people, collaborating and using technology to create value for others. …
Heavily involved in drama and theatre at school, I struggled in the spotlight.
I was a great dancer, actor and singer — but my strength wasn’t in the heat and brightness of the beams of light on the stage; my strength was in supporting the flow and movement of the show. I was also a soprano singer in the classical choir, pressed between the other singers, behind the soloist on the stage; I was the angelic voice that broke through and lifted the emotion of a hymn, in the grandest of cathedrals. I wasn’t in the spotlight; I was a part of the performance. …
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