Evan had some new, energizing and inspiring ideas for Fishhook. With a ton of excitement and energy, he unloaded his thoughts with our team. He called it "throwing up on us," and in a way, he did.
After attending a conference , Evan had some new, energizing and inspiring ideas for Fishhook. With a ton of excitement and energy, he came back to the team the next Monday and unloaded his thoughts. He called it "throwing up on us," and in a way he did. He dumped a lot of big ideas and new information on the whole team, and we were a bit shocked, confused, overwhelmed and even scared.
Then, he gave us a few days to think on it. We had time to let it settle, to take it in, and to figure out what our questions were. Our team met together again on Thursday to discuss pros and cons, excitements and doubts. We even drew (literally, with crayons) our feelings from Monday versus our feelings on Thursday (see the photo above). That's when Leah said, "You threw up everywhere! It was awesome." And she was right – Evan had thrown up on us, but it was awesome.
One reason Leah might have been able to say this was because Evan gave the team time to ruminate and reflect. He gave us time to pick through his mess (of ideas, if you will) and see it for its awesomeness. Then he gave us time to discuss and share as a team. Had Evan thrown up on us and asked us to appreciate it right away, we wouldn't have responded so well. Had Evan just thrown up on us and run away, with no follow-up, we wouldn't all be on the same page as a team.
Have you thrown up on your teammates lately? Did you give them time to catch up? To get on the same page as you? Allow them the space they need to reflect, and then meet with them again so that you can discover the awesomeness together.
Have you had someone throw up on you? What went well? What could go better next time?
