Change My Boss

Musings from Dennis #52: In my mid 40’s I decided to go for a 3-day counselling course to up my soft skill sets on managing people; anyone, not just for those who seek counselling. On the first day and right at the start, the lecturer asked us all to write down on a piece of paper what each of us would have as a desired outcome from the course, fold the paper, write our name on the outside and then surrender for review at the end of the third day. The sessions were indeed eye opening and very engaging, and right at the end we were given back our slips. When asked if anyone wanted to share, a hand went up. She was secretary to a difficult boss as she shared that she had written down “I want to come here to learn how to change my boss”. The facilitator then asked what happened. She said “well over the last 3 days I actually learnt now to change myself!”. How insightful! Many a times when we want to “heal the world, make it a better place” we need to understand that “If you wanna make the world (or your boss!) a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change” (Gosh MJ I am indeed missing you, thanks for this epiphany!)