All the best.

I really appreciated your thoughtful comment on this post.

I feel that you have enriched the material and I didn’t even call for a rope. If I did, I would sure be comfortable knowing you are on the other end.

Trust is such an imporant part of the ropes twine!

Thank you.

David

Like you, I often teach coaching skills to managers. Your story reminds me so much of the many times when I have seen managers work very hard to help someone else. I find most managers very eager to learn how to not give up on other people precisely because they feel very responsible for them. In fact, they tend to blame themselves first if it isn’t easy to connect or to find a way into someone’s trust. This notion of “giving up on self” means that much of our work is about building confidence — building confidence in employees and associates, building confidence in ourselves. Trust and confidence seem deeply linked to me, trust being able to rely on another; confidence being able to rely on myself. As one who has climbed a few mountains, the one most important point was always the moment when someone, anyone, called for the rope. Most of us still have trouble with that moment. We’re prone to struggle along and alone, scared to call out!