6/25/07
Trusting what you know to lead
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From our June 20th Cafe with Robyn Frye:
The group pulled from Robyn's story, was to trust what she knows...and the various ways in which we get information: from our gut, intuition, feelings, as well as our intellect. We called that the "know-her" and the conversation around this topic was how do we trust this know-her, and convey that to others?
How do you trust what you know to be part of a solution and to then convey that to others to allow for change?
For more information on the cafe please go to: Robyn Frye's Cafe page
Posted by mgonzalez at June 25, 2007 1:37 PM MDT
Humble and Vulnerable
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One of the key "seeds" the group took from Robyn's talk was about how being more 'humble' and 'vulnerable' is a tool for leading an organizaiton. Robyn said these two behaviors helped her to hire the right people, ask the right questions, make the best decisions, and importantly to let go of other people's expectations so she could yeild to the "roller coaster" ride. The difference between a "WEEE!" and a "Whoa!" is how much you're willing to let go!
How do you bring being humble and vulnerability to your work so you can "throw" your hands up on the roller coaster ride?
Posted by mgonzalez at June 25, 2007 1:28 PM MDT
4/25/07
How do you listen?
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How do you listen to yourself and others more fully?
We started with the statement of "only take advice from those who have what you want...and you have to know what you want" as a guideline to map out the enourmous amount of opinions a woman gets when asking for advice. This seed was more of a way to keep the advice in perspective, yet there is a need to also get multiple perspectives. What do do? What follows are more comments from our cafe in April about this question:
"Know what you're asking for...not to be rigid in what you want to hear. Look to where information is coming from and understand how it relates to what you want. Consider this person has a perspective...what can I learn from it? Seek a variety of role models to see what you want...sometimes it is about trying to solve a problem, deepen a question or to help you make a choice, so therefore I find I have to put a context or frame around the questions I ask when I seek advice"
Please share your practice around "What do you do and how do you listen to yourself and others more fully?"
Posted by mgonzalez at April 25, 2007 2:00 PM MDT
Pay Attention to myself and my work?
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How do I pay attention to myself and my work?
From the April 25 Cafe we explored this question and the seeds we brought forward follow. If I don't feel good, no one will feel good around me. We need to truly make the commitment to ourselves and need to recognize our role as a "role Models" for the future. One attendee remarked: "My daughter sees me and how I react...she mimics my behavior...good and bad...I owe it to the future to be what I value and theat means taking care of myself and aligning my actions to my values."
In essense we can "pay" oursleves first in order to "pay" others, have to look at that as a beginning, to develop and commit to it. Another paticipant added: "Then to stay committed I need to ask other women to support me in this commitment."
WHat are you grappling with as you try to pay attention to yourself and work?
Posted by mgonzalez at April 25, 2007 1:53 PM MDT
