5/18/2023 0 Comments The art of gathering priya parker![]() Many of us are shy of really standing up and hosting well. Next she focuses on hosting and boy did I see myself in her examples of NOT hosting well. ![]() What’s the deepest and most meaningful reason for gathering? For example, does your meeting really accomplish all that it could in terms of connection, vision and productivity? We often think we KNOW why we are gathering it’s clear: it’s a board meeting, a baby shower, a monthly book club gathering… but she encourages looking deeper. Whether it is Mother’s day or Father’s day, a family barbecue, a business meeting or a baby shower Priya says EVERY gathering can be enriched if you focus on WHY you are really gathering. As a presenter, trainer and fairly social person I wondered what I could learn from her. The author, Priya Parker, writes beautifully and personally, sharing story after story of her experiences of both successful and unsuccessful gatherings. ![]() ![]() I was especially interested because it focusses on something central to all of Dr. Ellen Gelinas, a Glasser colleague recommended the book and she is a great resource for books. Truly it has been a long time since I underlined and wrote notes in the margins of a book, and I did this extensively for this book. I recently read a wonderful book – The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. ![]()
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