Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
In Good Bye, Alison Lucas and I have written about how to end well, in order to begin better. Good Bye offers a way of leading yourself and others through change in a respectful, emotionally agile way.
It was important to us to acknowledge, and honour, the thinkers, practitioners and researchers that have had the biggest influence on our work, and a bibliography didn’t feel like it was doing that justice. So, we dedicated a chapter to our Giants – the ones upon whose shoulders we, and our work, stands.
We’re looking forward to saying more about our Giants in future posts.
We’re starting though, with an apology. Having reached the highs of publication and feedback last week, the rollercoaster has taken a dip this week as we realise that despite numerous readings we have found an error. Not the end of the world you might say, but because it is someone’s name, and because it is the name of one of our Giants, we feel particularly upset that we missed it.
So before we say more about our first Giant, we wanted to acknowledge that we spelt their name, Bert Hellinger, incorrectly in the book. And we're sorry.
We have never failed to be amazed by the illuminating and acknowledging power of paying attention to the system and all its parts. This work was pioneered by Bert Hellinger and later applied by researchers and practitioners in organisational settings, some of whom we have been privileged to learn with directly.
We have been witness to the impact when someone leaves an organization without that being fully acknowledged, and seen the shadows poor endings can cast on individuals and organizations, and the energy that is released to move forward when those shadows have been illuminated.
Better endings mean better beginnings.
LEARN MORE
To find out more about our Giants, or how to have better Endings and better Beginnings, order your copy of Good Bye on Amazon, Waterstones, Bookshop.org, or wherever you buy books.