You can lend a hand when someone is in need. Maybe their problem is having to get all of their stuff into a moving truck. Maybe they’re having relationship issues. Maybe they bought too much beer and can use some help drinking it.
Moments when lending a hand can be a difference maker are pretty obvious.
The not-so-obvious is when a story is what’s needed.
The teacher that’s breaking curriculum to help a student follow their passion needs to do more than lend a hand, she needs to lend a story; to herself, to the student, and likely to the board and the student’s parents.
The project manager that needs to keep a project moving. They don’t need an extra set of hands; they need to lend a story to those working on the project that motivates them, a story to the stakeholders that are wanting the project done yesterday, a story to themselves about resilience and determination.
There are times that a lending hand can help, but far more often a story can help more.
Stay Positive & What Story Are You Lending?
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