Challenges

Shocking

What is your lightning rod? Is it a topic, program, activity, political position, person, facility, partnership, etc.? What creates immediate thunderstorms for you cause when the item is brought up in conversation? How have you grounded it so the repercussions are not so volatile? What has worked successfully, and what is still a work in progress? How do you orient new members of your team to the topic? Are you hoping to wait the storm out, are you taking active steps to reduce the impact, or do you allow it to short out the enterprise’s work every time it strikes?

Use the Difficulty

Michael Cane was mentored to use the ‘difficulty’ that presented itself as an opportunity. In an interview, he suggested that an unplanned obstacle can fortify the storyline.

We know some efforts are destined to fail over time. But the struggle of keeping them in the scene for as long as possible creates the tension, attention, and struggle that compels others to follow the journey.

How are you using unplanned difficulties to enhance your efforts?