Fresh Eyes

When we think we know someone at work—who they are, how they act, what they’ll do—we stop actually seeing them.

We freeze them in our minds:
She’s always like this.
He never follows through.
They don’t get it.
And just like that, the relationship hardens. The space between us gets smaller.

Even when the story we’ve written about them is a positive one, we’re still holding onto the past. And that past doesn’t leave much room for anything new to emerge.

Wonder and curiosity are the doorways to connection.