Giana Consulting & Conversation Safaris

“Oh how we love to vilify our opponents - from both sides. How easy to assume that those on “our” side are right and wise and good; how those on “their side are treacherous and foolish and deceptive. I have found right and good and wisdom on both sides. I have found foolishness and treachery and deception on both sides. I have experienced how good intentions can be warped into poor choices no matter what the side.

…We all long for a story that shows that “our” side is right and good, and “their” side is wrong, on both sides of the fence. And even more shocking - we have far more in common with the “other” side that we might imagine.

I was loved from one side onto the other. My hope is that many more thousands will be loved into the truth as well. Maybe you will be the one loving someone on the other side of the fence.” A. Johnson

If you want to experience what it is like to seek truth together... Listening to and learning from and loving on those that think differently than you.

We would love to have you join us.

CONVERSATION Safari, Montgomery TX What if... The greatest purpose of our freedom, is unleashed when we seek the WHOLE TRUTH, about any topic, TOGETHER?

When a successful CEO includes the title of Fry Cook and Cashier in his signature.



Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

How we lead matters. Do you drive others with fear? Or fuel them by modeling the courageous culture you speak of?

Fear-Based Leadership Is Bad Business. Try These 4 Steps Instead - Real Leaders Fear-Based Leadership Is Bad Business. Try These 4 Steps Instead By Bill Treasurer | May 2, 2019 As a leader, you may be tempted to stoke people’s fear when they aren’t getting things done. Maybe this was the approach your bosses used on you. But if you aim to build people’s courage—to rise ...

I love this article’s emphasis of finding what “they” are good at. Every leader that takes the time to match the skills and interests of their employees with the job, has a more engaged employee and creates more powerful results. People with special needs are not the exception to that.

I also appreciate the emphasis on repetitive tasks and the gift of hiring those whose brains are naturally wired to enjoy the repetition.

Being able to match people with a specific job and with the teams they will serve on is a skill that helps to create a high performing organization.

If you need help developing that skill, give me a call.

Hiring those with disabilities isn't charity, it's good business - Baton Rouge Business Report The hiring of people with disabilities may seem like charity, but it is actually helping the bottom lines of businesses across Baton Rouge.

When your ability to on your is greater than your willingness to listen to the voices of others...

Thrilled to introduce the new logo for CONVERSATION Safaris.

It was created by my dear friend, Jennifer Perregrino and voted on by men and women on both sides of the pond, that are active participants and supporters of these workshops.

This is what they said about how the logo relates to their experiences at a CONVERSATION Safari:

There are those that are bold and roar loudly and those that are quiet and timid…

In spite of differences, ALL coming together to be HEARD
• Facing bias and mining for truth
• Minimizing pride and growing humility
In a circle that feels safe, fuels curiosity, is fun and overcomes barriers.
Where trust is built, and hope is fueled.

(The purpose of our freedom of speech, the press, and religion is to have the ability to seek and find the truth TOGETHER. ...If we really know the truth about any topic, we have absolutely no reason to fear what someone else believes. And if we don't really know the truth - we can't solve any of the issues we share.)

Don't know what a CONVERSATION Safari is? This is a short video to help you learn more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJSWRASQiGk

Great list!!!

Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. It Came Up With These 10 Things Google spent the past 10 years studying the habits of effective managers. You can learn a lot from its conclusions.

THIS!!!

If your employees would have to take heroic action to do what’s best for your customers and your business, you have a culture problem. What is your best leadership practice to create a culture you want? How to Unlock the Hidden Power of Culture https://goo.gl/EX7xeC

“. ...It’s given me a high degree of confidence that I know where they don't come from and they don't come from out of my own head. Uh, ideas come from interactions with the world, mostly through interactions with other people, to be really honest with you and the world that they live in a, and so if you're not having those interactions, if you're not putting yourself in the place to be inspired by how other people exist and the things that they do and the things that they're excited by, you won't have new ideas.”

IDEO’s Tim Brown and the secret to creating something from nothing IDEO's CEO explains where his best ideas come from, and how design helps shape them. The ability to recognize and develop good ideas is often the superpower that differentiates the merely employed from the uber successful at work.

How are you practicing for your dream?

My 11-year-old son auditioned at Juilliard, and we both learned a lot about how top performers practice Effective practicing is an art.