Hold on there!

Colleagues,

I am currently facilitating our fifth cohort of Now + Next, the leadership and capacity-building initiative I’m doing in partnership with the Nantahala Health Foundation.

Last Wednesday, we were finishing the second of three day-long trainings with nine non-profit leaders. To conclude every session, we circle up to do a final share out. 

As I joined the circle, I heard someone exclaim, “are you holding hands?”

I looked to the other side of the circle and several participants were indeed holding hands.

And then everyone else joined hands.

I won’t speak for you, but I can’t remember being in or facilitating a training where people came together at the end and voluntarily joined hands.

We only have one more session together, and I can’t help but wonder, what could a group of leaders who trust each other this much achieve together over the course of a year?

Today was a celebration, but the rest of the week is about trust.

Cheers!

Frederick