Consider the Context (1.0)

In any context there are systems. Systems comprised of variables that sometimes align and play nice, sometime rub each other the wrong way, sometimes try to hide or are ignored, and sometimes are not known or acknowledged. More could be said, you get the gist.

These variables are (but not limited to, of course): people, relationships, values (shared and assumed), structures, norms, stories, vision, procedures, expectations,….

If we focus only on an apparent problem with a given variable, and not the interconnections and relationships between variables, we miss the picture.

Pause and reflect today.  Consider the Context - the reality in which you are leading.

Q. How might you resource yourself with different perspectives, gaining greater awareness of the relationships among variables in that context? 

Q. How might this increased awareness cultivate stronger relationships (with self and others) and better conversations - where you and others can be more fully known and systems can thrive?