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What am I noticing as I serve teams and individuals
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Dear community I spend usually an hour getting my thoughts together and often have a 30 minute chat with my own coach, to help me balance my energy for the week ahead. Here's 3 things I talked to Shermain about What I notice with the leaders I am serving... Situation A: Senior leaders have bandwidth taken by redundancy processes, cashflow and trying to find jobs for their staff going to be made redundant. Their focus on care and support for others, while often neglecting their own wellness. Situation B: Those who hold a job, are full with of noise, guilt, doubt, questions like “Are we next?” Fear is there, overwhelm also creeping in, and expanding into their personal lives. Many feel, under pressure, and constantly assessed. Work becomes slower because there is soooo much noise. Situation C: Those usually fighting for or voicing out towards justice are finding it hard to regulate. Emotions, rage, grief or apathy, are coursing through their bodies. They lose their compass. Without regulation it's hard for them to see their true power and calling, and come from heart. They hesitate in speaking up or fighting how they usually do. Worry is there. Big sighs all trhe time. They either have loads of energy or super tired. Why do I say this? A lot my work right now has been about regulation. About moving from survival to being in community. From isolation to connection. From chaos to clarity. Take one step into your week
And...Situation D... Situation D: Eli has been playing this in the car today, he got player of the week at Tigers (rugby), not because he scored lots of tries, not becuase he took loads of tackles, not because he's aggressive... because he shows up, fills the gaps when no one else is looking, keeps moving and is totally laid back about the games. The coach said 'he keeps pushing forward, keeps going no matter'. He's the perfect model of quiet confident leadership. Thank you for inspiring me Eli. What's a song that will energise you this week? |
Mohammed Ali (The Innovation)
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