I facilitated dialogue between conservative and gay Christians in the same denomination off and on for two years. It got ugly at times. Getting people to come is the hardest part. (same problem with racial issues) This group was truly inclusive and most of the people there were experts on Bible scripture, citing Chapter and […]
The woman who drew this was trim, coiffed and perfectly dressed. Her blond flip hair-do and “had-to-have-been-a-cheerleader” demeanor did not make ANY sense when she present this map to the group. She said, “This is me. And I do everything I can to protect my people from all the problems and interference that come down
A meeting just like many of the meetings we are forced to attend. Particularly if you work in a government office or a large company. The speaker in the middle is duplicated somewhere else with the same archetypes. Which one are you? Most reactions to this drawing are “I’ve been all of them at one
Every so often, senior leadership decides that a new system will solve all our problems. They know there will be a “period of adjustment” but this drawing communicates the emotional costs in a way that is hard to ignore. The minute this metaphor map appeared a room full of fifty people started laughing in recognition.
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Virtual teams can work but this particular member of a virtual team didn’t feel like she was part of a team at all. The meeting was the first time the eight people had met in the same room for a year. Each of them performed the same role at their individual business units, but no
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It is frustrating to be the one collecting data. Quality and Safety managers don’t know what works if they can’t measure results. Personally I hate people measuring me, and I have a gut resentment against those who think I need measuring. The person who drew this map drew it for people like me. I look
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