These short excerpts and questions will spark meaningful dialogue and growth for your team.
Why literature? Why not a business book? Here is an introduction.
“Proud of your defects”
“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen: The danger of false humility and asking others to excuse your behavior.
“Conviction vs. friendship”
More from Austen: How to navigate the tension between truth, logic and objectivity vs. relationships and harmony.
“Clothes make the man”
“Hamlet” by Shakespeare: How to give and receive feedback–and weather looks matter.
“No shame in tears”
“Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens: How and why to express negative emotions in the workplace.
“Nothing beside remains”
“Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley: Pride and leaving a legacy that lasts.
“Sarcasm in the workplace”
“Emma” by (you guessed it) Jane Austen: How to give and receive feedback–and use sarcasm.
“blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd”
More “Pride and Prejudice” from Jane Austen: How do we get convinced of falsehoods? How do we handle information that challenges our perceptions?
“citizens or subjects?”
A French aristocrat toured the USA in the 1830s. His report was the definitive look at what made America great. And it has a lot to say about the modern organization, too.