At a potluck, there will be times when everything comes together with balance. Just the right quantities. Just the right variety.

And then there will be times when you have six containers of the same side dish.

It’s not that you can’t feed a group entirely with potato salad, but it’s not ideal.

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Meetings can be a little like a potluck.

See what’s in the room with you at the next meeting you attend. What have others brought? Focus? Cooperation? Empathy? Sarcasm? Impatience?

And you? What have you brought to place on the table? What have you decided to share?

We might not be able to control the menu, but we can control what we bring to contribute.