Who would you invite?

In last week’s email, I talked about how those you spend the most time with can influence your values, beliefs, and thoughts by as much as 30%.

And keeping that in mind, I then challenged us to think about “who gets to have a seat at our table?

And that’s where I’d like to pick up from today.

Who does get to have a seat at our table? And how do we go about figuring that out?

Well… here is an exercise I’ve begun using at my leadership retreats called “A Seat at Your Table.

Step 1: Write down your vision and goals

Step 2: Consider the following questions –

• Who picks you up when you are down and need help? 

• Whom do you trust the most with a burning secret you need to share? 

• Who gives you advice if you are having problems with a colleague at work? 

• Who is the first person you call if you want to go out after work to relax and have a good time?

• Who will sit down and truly listen to every word you say when you want to share a story?

• Who knows how to push you to do more and achieve more?

• Who always seems to anticipate what you will say next before the words even leave your mouth?

• Who tells others how great you are?

Step 3: Write the names of those people whom you would invite to your table.

Based on multiple requests, I have begun offering two-day leadership retreats. If this sounds interesting and you see value in exercises like the one above, contact me at deidre.harris@teamagreements.com to see how we can work together to create a meaningful experience for you and your staff.