Building to Successful convergence: A series on telling the truth

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Building on an article published by my good friend Sally Acton from Torque Solutions, we had a chat and decided to collaborate and write a small series of articles, about 5 or so,  building on her original post “Employee Experience: Wants + Empathy = Clarity”. If you haven’t read the article please do so,  we reference it throughout the series and having a background will be helpful.  What follows is the first of what hopefully will be many more collaborative writings to take place, enjoy and get in touch if you have questions. @wernerSmit or @SallyActon

Building to Successful convergence: Article 1 – The Convergence Factors Four

The original article was easy to read and understand but deep in its implications.  In these times of rapid change and fear, knowing what’s going on is a vital part of survival. Especially for your mental health and also for your contributions to the business you help build and the homes you are in.  Whether you are an employee or employer, everyone is suffering from fear, uncertainty and doubt, or as many of us know it FUD, it makes the world go round.  

In an effort to reduce “the FUD” the concept of sharing openly, for example “where the business is” and asking for insights from those around us was the basic premise of the original article,  it specifically focused on financial statements but this could be true for anything.

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Hi, Hello, Good Day, Sup, simple enough to read now try it on a stranger.

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Admittedly I would not be classified as an introvert,  if you believe in this archaic classification at all.   Neigh I would be classified as an extrovert,  or as some like to say an energy thief bent on brightening up your day while sapping your valuable energy to fuel more mischief.  And how is this done? Simple, do something that seems to have gone out of fashion, say hello…

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Fresh Meat: A Survival Guide to being “the new person”.

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For most of us the inevitable is that you will change jobs and this means leaving your old tribe and joining a new one.  Joining new tribes can be daunting, but luckily there are some tips to surviving the courting ritual, and hopefully, seeing you joining your new tribe with limited scars and perhaps a symbolic branding of some sort.

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Want to exploit teachable moments? Cover brains in Superglue and Honey and watch the magic!

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Some say the chance to teach is rare, like albino baby seal rare…you will find that Some are wrong! What if almost every moment could be a teachable moment?  What if you are already teaching but not aware of it?  Ever showed someone a better way of handling a situation?  Ever had a conversation about a challenge someone is facing? Ever been asked for an opinion or help on solving a problem?  All of those are potential teachable moments, and you, you are deep in it!

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Getting there is the whole point, how you do it makes the difference!

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We’ve all been on a journey, some people are enjoying the trip and other can’t wait to get there, and now would be better than later. Ever been in that situation where you can’t understand why some people can’t focus on what is happening right now or perhaps you are on the other side where you cant understand why people pay so much attention to what’s happening now and just don’t seem to understand that the future is where it’s at.

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What do you mean you have never learned anything from the movies?!

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It doesn’t happen often but sometimes, just sometimes, you pick up a phrase in a film or book and it sticks with you, nay it becomes a life lesson.  These are mine and I warn you now my taste in books and films have been described as eclectic, and I don’t think it was a compliment… I’ll start you off with something well known.

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Drawing isn’t the only form of art. You are an artist and you probably don’t realise it!

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Accept for a moment that everything in life is a form of art, Can you see it? Drafting contracts, planning a romantic encounter, making spreadsheets, cooking a meal, talking to people, managing projects, building a birdhouse, it’s all a form of art, yes even financial statements and I’ve seen some sublime ones in my day.

Think About It!