Like a bird on the wire ~ Leonard Cohen
We need more music
in our workplaces.
Not insipid elevator tunes,
ear bud iTunes isolation,
or another recruiting video in the form of a lip sync office dance party.
Rather, music that joins and moves us.
Don’t
blow your own horn,
trumpet out a new program,
or drum something into us.
Teach us to hear and make the music
that resides within us, between us,
and from the results of our efforts.
Let’s orchestrate a
co-created symphony of heartfelt work.
with Zander-like shining eyes,
goose bumps on our arms,
and notable work taking us from wire to wire.
A very enjoyable poem – I love the word co-created and use it a lot. Very satisfying read, good brain food. And the Zander reference has left me feeling hungry! Tummy food to follow.
Thanks for the nourishment.
well done, I especially like the reference to Benjamin Zander’s shining eyes! He did a wonderful TED Talk.
Steve:
Zander is A+ and says we should give everybody one. Wow, would that be a powerful starting place on a performance review.
Doug,
Ever since first encountering co-creation in improvisation and social media is has been a great concept for me. I believe we are in the co-created workplace and as a presenter and keynoter I see all my presentations as being co-created by the interactions of the audience even if they never say a word.
David
David. I agree – I think the power of being with people and co-creating is great. And I try and remember to thank everyone – silence is useful too sometimes. Good stuff. Sorry about my rather obscure zander reference earlier – I just started (and then couldn’t stop) thinking about the fishy swimmy kind, ha ha!
Cheers – Doug