leaders are moving in a number of directions and miss the story entirely.
It’s especially im-
portant to be tuned in when you’re experiencing adversity and significant change. Assess the stories that are being told. Are the stories representing the reality of your work- place? Or are the stories offering insight into past perspectives that may be based in fear? Are these past perspectives holding your work- place back from connecting with clients, custom- ers, and co-workers? Decide to act on truth. As leaders, you can continue to live based on past experiences, or you can bring people’s talents together and col- lectively move closer to those stories that reflect current truths. Create a new story. You can be active partici- pants in your workplace stories, and you can let go of those that hold you back. The words of your employees, your choices, and your collec- tive actions matter — they mean more to your
clients (and employees) than you think! They can affect the outcome, remarkably.
Reflecting on the differences between the Gen- eration X leader’s new workplace and his former employer, I was curious what his perspective might be. His reply? “My new workplace pro- vides me with the support and tools to care for our clients, while trusting me to make the deci- sions that can create and deliver the best story (and solution) to help them be more successful.”
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