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Get Real: Share Your ‘Sideways’ Stories
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Events that go ‘sideways’ are often the source of real learnings - both personally and professionally. You’ll garner greater interest and create more impactful learning when you share stories with your team about how things have gone sideways in your own world of work. |
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Having just returned from a few weeks of vacation travel in Europe, I’m now faced with the task of getting back into the groove in terms of my work and daily routines. As we’ve all experienced, the glow from a good vacation can often disappear fairly quickly after return. The memories and insights, however, linger long after the emotional ‘high’ has dissipated – which is what travel is all about.
Funny enough, the memories that often remain top of mind for me, after months and even years have passed, are those where something has gone slightly ‘sideways’ during my travels. I’m referring to unexpected events that are not part of the original itinerary – such as missing a connecting train, leaving behind that just-purchased souvenir, getting lost in the back alleys of a foreign city or having to abandon a reservation at a cherished restaurant.
As long as health and safety aren’t compromised, we can often look back on these events with balance and humour, with the perspective of time, of course. Quite often the sideways element turns into an experience of greater pleasure or interest than that originally planned. That missed train connection leads to the start of a.... (cont'd) |
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