Take a minute right now. Get yourself a sheet of paper and a pencil or pen.
Yes, do this right now before you read on.
Then draw a tree. When you have finished your tree, you can read further.
Having done this with groups before I can tell you with some certainty what you see in front of you.
If you are like most people you will have drawn a wonderful tree from the perspective of the ground upward.
This tree has a lot in common with many people you see in workplaces all around the world. You see the tree from the ground up, and you see the physical presence of the people on the shop floor in their cubicles and offices.
Did you know that in most parts of the world the amount of biomass of the roots of a tree is at least as much as what we see above ground? In other words, when we are looking at a tree, we are literally only seeing half of it.
So it is with people. There is much more to us than what can be seen. Unfortunately too many people choose to bring their physical selves (their hands), and even their mental selves (their heads) to work (if they didnt they likely wouldnt have the job for long), but leave a huge...