Friday, October 21, 2016

Widening The Circle

I am letting a ministry cat out of the bag here. It is about facing situations which are ... call them unfavourable. In such situations, it is often very helpful to draw one or two others into the circle -- but wisely -- giving others a window into what is happening. This is about bringing a moderating influence into a situation, it is not about shaming anyone or harming anyone, and it is not done in a secret way. This, in my experience, has greater power sometimes than any powers of personal persuasion, greater power sometimes than the law. OBSERVATION: Notice, too, in some situations, how people request secrecy, or suggest secrecy, or resist openness.

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