Desantis, Angelo Fog, city, boat and bird
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You
are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes” – author and spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle
SUDDENLY CONFINED TO HOME
Our Covid-19 lockdown crept up on us almost
unnoticed and before we knew it we were in lock-down. That was 100 days ago.
I’m reminded of Carl Sandberg’s poem, The Fog:
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.
Let’s hope that the pandemic moves on before
too long!
UPS AND DOWNS
We’ve had our share of highlights and low-lights.
I’m grateful that my gall bladder was removed just before the lock-down started.
About a month into lock-down our little boy Yorkie, Cody Bear had to be
euthanased.
Building a 1,500-piece puzzle, listening to
old music and lyrics with fresh ears were magic moments.
My web site collapsed a few weeks ago and has
not been operational since, with Server interface problems. I’ve also had real
hassles trying to renew an expired credit card, where the card provider
established their own bank and changed payment arrangements – introducing even
more red tape.
Yesterday, on day 100 of our Covid-19
lock-down, my computer continued to crash badly – causing me to lose hours, and
unsaved data. Both the hard drive and motherboard are struggling. It should
have been sorted before we went into lock-down but my (now ex) computer
supplier/ technician was unresponsive to my requests. (I’ve been saving for a
replacement which hasn’t been smooth sailing under lock-down conditions).
Our aging girl-dog, Perdita, weed on the
carpet instead of going outside. Phone calls I made were not returned. I felt
totally frustrated and powerless. One of
those days!
Today has been different. Although Winter has
arrived, we have had lovely warm sun to bask in. A relatively new LinkedIn
contact, Dr. Eric Zabiegalski, who has been researching True Storytelling (Boje, D. et al 2020), posted his interpretation
of a quote from my Ancient Wisdom for
Modern Workplaces (Williams, G. 2016).
Ups and downs.
BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Since the start of this Cape Town lock-down
marathon, some opportunities to assist or serve others through these difficult
times have arisen (all unpaid for but what the hell!). Included have been:
Newsletters for the IMCSA (Institute of Management Consultants and Master Coaches of South Africa):
Musings
of a Management Consultant Under Lockdown
https://thought-leader.co.za/musings-of-a-management-consultant-in-lockdown-musings-of-a-management-consultant-in-lockdown/
How
will you fit into a brave new world - to be published July
Touch - to be published August
A learning paper for Association of Project
Managers
Project
Stories - to be published October
Contribution to a Buddhist Retreat Centre
newsletter
Tranquillity
in a Time of Turmoil - to be published August
Welcome greetings to delegates to the Virtual Storytelling Conference
(from, Chennai, 1th/ 17th May 2020) (World
Storytelling Institute)
A fast-feedback-loop organisation survey has been developed for Knowledge Resources as a companion to their Managing Organisations During the Covid-19 Vortex book. It addresses key functional activities, people needs, culture shifts, and leadership style, approach and agenda - and will be launched in July: https://culturescan.biz/kr2020-assessment/
A Human Capital Review article will support the launch of the survey; Circles of Hope
AND LOTS OF RESOURCES FOR YOU
A free online assessment, the Personal Pandemic Engagement assessment has been developed for your use; https://culturescan.biz/work-from-home
It is helpful to all those having ups
and downs during the pandemic (It's fairly lengthy because it covers lots of ground) It has been very well received
This personal assessment is outlined here: http://storytellinginbusiness.blogspot.com/2020/06/personal-pandemic-engagement-free.html
Halo and Noose newsletter and Blog Articles intended for
all those in forced lock-down situations:
Be
Not Afraid
Suffering
Personal values and
Practices
http://storytellinginbusiness.blogspot.com/2020/03/pura-vida-2-values-and-practices-part-1.html
http://storytellinginbusiness.blogspot.com/2020/03/pura-vida-2-values-and-practices-part-1.html
Rumour-Mongering
Mindful Stress Management
Be Still
Snap Out of It
Speak to us of death
Read Right
A Moral Response to Coronavirus (By UK friend Luke
Andreski)
Should you wish to discover your hardiness profile and the measures that you can learn and adopt to improve your resilience to change, please contact me at centserv@iafrica.com
(I use the Personal Hardiness Assessment developed by Drs Allen Zimbler and Caryn Solomon. They drew on Dr Suzanne Kobasa’s work). This assessment determines how you navigate personal transitions with respect to your:
- Comfort level during transition (adaptability, empathy, expression of feelings)
- Self-control (inner locus of control, proactivity, self-esteem, sharpening the axe)
- Meeting the Challenge (personal purpose/ vision, positive mind-set)
COMMENTARY ON GOVERNMENT BUNGLING, INCOMPETENCE AND DEVIOUSNESS
Does our constitution belong in the waste paper basket?
Two Boys and a Girl and the New Sub-Human
Time to Throw Away Our Bus Tickets
Looking
back, quite a busy period!
May
the road rise up to meet you.
May
the wind be always at your back.
May
the sun shine warm upon your face;
the
rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
May
God hold you in the palm of His hand.
References
Boje, David,
Larsen, Jens, and Bruun, Lena (2020) True Storytelling: Seven Principles for an Ethical
and Sustainable Change Routledge
Desantis, Angelo (Berkeley, US) (2009) Fog,
city, boat and bird Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Williams, Graham (2016) Ancient
Wisdom for Modern Workplaces
Williams, Graham (2017) Building
Your Bounce-Back-Ability
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