Day #727 - Stories of Self

Reputation and Evolution

I was fortunate to see the musical Hamilton at the weekend, and greatly enjoyed it. More than that, I learned a lot from it. Whilst I had a broad understanding of this period of US history, I knew nothing about Hamilton himself.

I wondered what he would have made of his own story, told through modern voices.

We are immersed in stories each and every day. Our reputation is a story, held within broader stories of our organisations and societies.

Culture is a story, one which we believe in, and are held within. Or sometimes trapped within.

This space is a dialogic one: a conversation with our practice, or in a sense, with our own leadership story.

Use your sixty seconds today to consider how you would tell your leadership story: what would be in it, what would be left out.

Do you inspire, direct, reflect, or deliver? Are you curious, constant, agile or confused? What would you leave in, and what would you leave out?

The story we tell about ourselves is something we can consider over time: as well as thinking when it serves us well, or holds us back. When do we need to rewrite our own story.

Ok, you can make it a musical if you wish

.Thanks for all your messages and kind words yesterday: I choose to share my own uncertainty here as it is a trusted space. Whilst I do not do so to elicit support, your kind words are always welcome. In this space I seek to share my journey, both the rough and smooth parts, as this is not a ‘performance’ space, but a reflective one.

I am aware that recently I have shared more of the wobbly nature of the journey - but that probably reflects my increased comfort in this space - finding what it means for me - rather than anything else. Like everyone, I have parts of my life where I am expected to perform, and be perfect (!). This is not one of them.