In the work I do I encourage employees to help describe a future they want and ask them to note where this exists and as it begins to slowly evolve. This is daunting work, particularly at a time of economic uncertainty, cut-backs and redundancy. I am always impressed by the energy and resilience of people at the most difficult times in their professional lives.

I am lucky enough to be asked back sometimes and I know that there will be opportunities for workforces to meet again after my work is done. Today I talked with one leader who had gone through this process. She talked about her colleagues’ “preferred future”, acknowledging all the things that were already happening and had come to be. She told me that she saw it as her role to “Hold to Story” for her teams. Helping them to see what had been achieved by re-telling the story of their success.

So passionate was she that I couldn’t help thinking that I wouldn’t mind working in her team…

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