Like all of our coaches they have a busy schedule, and yet they have this motivation to share in their own way, of which there are many, what's important to them and why they do what they do.
Today, Isabelle shares her thoughts with us though an amazing piece of poetry. What she teaches us, as Heather Minter shared in her piece, is how we can creatively use our language to share both the sentiment and importance of the work we do. Enjoy 'An Artificial Divide' by Isobel Gray!
Either, or
It’s the Task -
What rather than How
Its the Business, or the People,
You’re Management or Staff
It’s about using the right Words
and Image
It’s not about the reality.
All the world’s a stage
and the men and women
merely Players
Taking up their role
As Self affirmation.
I’m OK,
I’m in the Game.
Let’s not raise the difficult issues
That the System
and the system-bound
cannot cope with.
It’s not set up for that.
We cannot handle the differences
so resort to Power
Of personality
or position,
or the Rules,
or Retreat
as the only ways through
the Chaos.
We rarely talk about the Truth,
that draws on peoples
Experience and personal knowledge
and personal Truth.
Letting the natural wisdom
That we all hold
Be expressed and held
In a collaborative, open listening space.
As the only sustainable
Way forwards
We have trouble
connecting the real conversations
that take place
informally between
Friends and colleagues
to the mean stream thrust of
organisational life.
All that energy wasted
and the instincts people have
for wanting to play their unique part
in a collective goal
Bigger than themselves
That they can sign up to.
A waste of talent
Despite all our advances
Technologically,
We still have a long way to go
In terms of widely held wisdom
around how to get the best
out of ourselves
and others
- in conversation
In the day to day
of Life.
Starting with
Expressing and
Listening to ourselves.
To connect with Isobel Gray - email her at isobeligray@gmail.com
