- Worked with purpose and spirit to develop Chief
Energy Officers not only within their team but
within their entire company by sharing the posi-
tive energy. - Shared the light. No longer would they be people
who just made lightbulbs. Instead they would see
themselves as people whose lightbulbs helped a
child read in bed before bedtime, an elderly per-
son find their medicine at night, a working parent
wake up early for work, or a college student study
for an important exam. Their work would light up
the rooms and the lives of every man, woman, and
child who ever turned on a light switch and bene-
fited from the light of their bulb.
George noticed that the energy in the room was trans-
formed. In the beginning of the meeting they had all
seemed excited but now something was very different. In-
stead of each person trying to shine above the others they
were all working together, contributing to the collective
whole. Gone were the egos and personal agendas. The in-
fighting had disappeared. They were fueling up with pur-
pose and vision and were now contributing to something
bigger than themselves. Like a successful rock band where
each member plays a different instrument that magically
contributes to an incredible sound, each member of his
team was playing their parts, and the music was perfect.
They were energized, synchronized, and fast becoming a
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