hello all, thanks to everyone who emailed me about the grandma story i posted last week. based on the response, i've sent the following letter to my entire list, in a sort of very wide open spacious, we-really-do-live-in-open-space, sort of invitation to create a set of stories. since i've already posted the story here, i'll not repeat it... visit http://www.globalchicago.net/evolution/11grandma.html if you want another look at it... but here is the invitation i sent out today... sorry for the repeat postings to some of you. please join in as is easy and feels good to you. many thanks, michael
---- dear friends and colleagues, as you know, i use email for business. what follows, however, is a personal story, a grandma story. and still, it guides much of my work. it is a story of leading and following, tension and transformation, aaaahhhhhhh... and ah, ha! i am writing to share it with you and to ask you to consider sharing a story or two of your own. many people have read and deeply appreciated this story, but i'm not the only one with stories like this. i'd like to collect a bunch of these -- stories that help us remember who we are and how we want to work -- and share them all more widely, together. if you find that my story moves you to write, or reminds you of something you've already written, please send it along. there are any number of threads running through this story of mine and you are welcome to follow any and all that you find here, from as simple as 'grandma' to as subtle as 'aaaaahhhhh.' i'm hoping to share all of what i receive in the online notebook at <http://www.michaelherman.com> and perhaps other places. there's really no telling where this might lead us. and this condition of not really knowing, as you will see, is where this all started anyway... so, thank you for hearing me out thus far. i hope you'll enjoy the story and will send along anything of your own that you'd be willing to share. feel free to pass this along to others, if you like. and if i've missed the mark with this message, please just click delete. best for now, michael -- Michael Herman 300 West North Avenue #1105 Chicago IL 60610 312-280-7838 voice 312-280-7837 fax http://www.michaelherman.com -michael herman associates -evolution at work (entire book) -invitation resources (workbook) -community links -open notebook mailto:[email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
