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Experience vs. The Lesson
Last week Klündt | Hosmer started some internal development work.
Every once in a while it is wise for every business to take a look at what it's doing and how it's doing it. Fortunately, we have a great partner to help us conduct these examinations. John Scherer is a business and personal development consultant who has helped thousands of business executives and their teams reconnect with what drives them.
John has been doing a lot of corporate work in Poland, but on a trip back to the U.S., he stopped by and spent a couple of days at Klündt | Hosmer. On day one, Darin, Jean and I met with John and got clear on our goals for the business and in the personal work that we do. Day two was spent with all of our team, getting clear on the course Klündt | Hosmer can take as we grow from a 22-year-old "mature" company, into a next phase "entrepreneurial" company.
After a "set the stage" session with John, everyone divided into teams and the brainstorming began. We each developed a long list of ways to energize our business, inspire our industry, add value to our clients and be more fulfilled by what we do. It was an awesome two days to reconnect with each other, strive toward a common goal, and bring our "spirits" into our work.
John recently published a new book titled: "The Five Questions That Change Everything". As we continue this corporate exploration process, we will ask ourselves each of those five questions. The answers that come from this inquiry will form the basis of the ongoing development that Klündt | Hosmer will undertake as a company.
As many of us in the business world deal with challenging economic times, it makes me reflect on a T.S. Elliot quote John uses in the introduction of his book, "Everyone gets the experience; some get the lesson."
We are actively looking for and embracing the lesson that will enable us to serve our clients better, strive for excellence in all we do and empower the true spirit of everyone that works at Klündt | Hosmer.
It's pretty darn cool.
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