This is Episode 5 of Viral Leadership TV or VLTV for short – the video blog which aims to catalyse conversation about leadership.
I recorded this episode on Easter Monday. I was sitting at the table in the kitchen, looking out into the green of the garden and unconsciously basking in the possibility afforded by the the arrival, at last, of spring here in Cheshire.
It sure has been a long hard winter. At work, I realised that I have been going at it pretty much full tilt since the New Year. I really needed these precious few Easter days off. It got me reflecting on work-life balance. But can a balance really be achieved here? Or is there a more insightful way of framing this as per the thoughts in David Whyte’s book “The Three Marriages” ? Look/listen in the video blog post below to find out more….
Notes for Episode 5
- Primarily, David Whyte is a poet and has written a number of anthologies of verse of which my favourite is “Everything is Waiting For You”. However, he also passionately believes that poetry can impact the world of work and everyday living directly. In this vein he has written a number of books of prose the latest of which is the 3 M’s as per above. Also check out “Crossing The Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity” and “The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of The Soul In Corporate America” if you haven’t already.
- Here is my summary take on bringing the three marriages together and suggesting at the outlier dysfunctional situations when you don’t do this. This is as per the last slide from the gallery I put together for this blog post….
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