Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) by Deal Terrence E. & Bolman Lee G

Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership) by Deal Terrence E. & Bolman Lee G

Author:Deal, Terrence E. & Bolman, Lee G.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-06-08T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER 14

Lifting Our Voices in Song

January. Snow flurries outside his office window. A tough day ahead. Lots of balls in the air. The phone rang. He picked it up.

Is this a good time to talk? she asked.

Perfect, he lied. Thanks for returning my call.

I got your message on the voicemail. You sounded troubled. What’s up? she asked.

A classic blooper. It’s not easy to screw up the annual holiday party, he said. But somehow we managed.

Easier than you’d think. It’s certainly not the first time something that was supposed to be special blew up in someone’s face. What happened?

You remember the Lakeside Lore tournament?

How could I forget?

Everyone said it was our best meeting ever. Wonderful feeling of community. But it was only senior management. We all felt that we wanted a wider audience so we could share the spirit with the rest of the staff.

It’s a good idea. The problem is pulling it off with the same spirit. Execution is tricky.

We found that out. A group started meeting after the retreat. Called themselves the Lakesiders. They got excited about doing a music video.

Why a music video?

Something to show at our annual holiday fest. You’ve talked about music as a way to express spirit.

Music is the soul of feelings.

The group pooled their technical skills to produce a musical—The Holiday Spirit: Our Way of Life. The video had all the latest bells and whistles—a masterpiece of modern technology.

As a special gift for the holidays?

Seemed like a great idea at the time. Everyone at headquarters came to the party. All the staff. Friends and relatives. You can’t believe how much work people put into the production. Making costumes. Rehearsing nights and weekends. Renting musicians from the local symphony.

But something didn’t work?



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