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Connectedness through Areitos: The Honeycomb of a Company’s Culture, by Lisette Reyes-Paulino
Not too long ago, the whole Refinery crew got together in Vancouver for what can only be described as ‘a big deal’, bringing together our entire global team. We came together to explore our practice, and share and discuss goals in the New Year. I decided to take connectedness very seriously after this amazing retreat, particularly upon noticing how it emerged so strongly in our discussions. Sometimes it made stellar appearance explicitly through spoken words such as engagement, identity, buddy, accountability, client relationships, and those are just the ones at top of mind right now! Other times, probably most of it, connectedness was implicitly communicated through our body language.
As bold as this statement may sound, I think that connectedness at the retreat, after the serious business was finished and we had the chance to eat, drink and dance, was most meaningful when our minds and bodies merged and, to some extent, let themselves become one with the ‘music’. Myself, being somewhat of a serious daydreamer, started building a fantasy world at the party. This happened at the very moment I started dancing.
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