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January,
2007 Welcome
to Leadership Hand™, a monthly e-newsletter To ensure receipt, please white-list our address by adding "Info@" plus our domain name to your e-mail address book. 1. A 'Wahoo'
Moment
One day, after fishing off-shore for marlin, we'd caught a 70-pound Wahoo on the way back in. It's a fast fish, with tiger-like stripes, that can swim up to 47 mph. Bringing it on board was as spectacular and shocking as an excerpt from a Hunter S. Thompson book. The finale left a dead fish, a mate with a leg wounded by the Wahoo's formidable teeth, and a messy, blood-spattered white deck. My brother Bill and I shook our heads at the drama we'd just experienced. On another trip, Ben, a family friend was on board. We hooked a Mahi-mahi and reeled it in. In one fluid motion Ben gaffed the Mahi-mahi, swinging it over the transom right into the fish box. A mate deftly placed the top on, leaving just enough room for Ben to extricate the gaff with an easy turn of his wrist. The top closed and it was done. My brother Bill and I were silent. We were having what I now call a "Wahoo moment." Our past efforts to land fish fell behind like the wake of a boat, replaced by this model of grace and skillful economy of effort. We would never, ever gaff and boat a fish the same way we had. And we never did. I like these "Wahoo moments." When you not only see a whole new way, you have a whole new way in just an instant. One that delights and satisfies completely. I've had several this week. With a team. With colleagues. With my own business processes, even. But without the drama of a flailing fish and Wahoo teeth, they almost slipped by unnoticed. Once I start noticing, their frequency increases and so does my satisfaction with life. So, let me make an inquiry and offer a gift… Where in the past weeks have you had your Wahoo moments? Here's to Catching
Them... Beth Hand © Copyright 2007, Beth Hand. Beth Hand, MBA helps leaders increase their effectiveness and satisfaction, now and for the future. She can be reached at (+1) 703.820.8074 or via her website www.leadershiphand.com. 2. Reprint Permission This is a copyrighted publication. You are welcome to reprint an issue on a non-exclusive basis provided you:
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