--- title: Perspectives | taking the conversation further | FLP description: FLP | Beyond Teal Perspectives --- [![Beyond Teal Logo](https://www.beyondteal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Beyond_Teal_Logo_sRGB_300x150.png?width=300&name=Beyond_Teal_Logo_sRGB_300x150.png "Beyond Teal Logo")](https://www.beyondteal.com/) - [Home](https://www.beyondteal.com/) - [Blog: Perspectives](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog) - [What is Beyond Teal?](https://www.beyondteal.com/what-is-beyond-teal) - [About Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/about-beyond-teal) - [Services](https://www.beyondteal.com/services) - [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/team-bios) - [Beyond Teal Facilitative Leadership Program Description](https://www.beyondteal.com/facilitative-leadership-in-person-program-description) - [Beyond Teal FLP Registration](https://www.beyondteal.com/flp-in-person-registration) - [Beyond Teal FLP Reviews](https://www.beyondteal.com/flp-reviews) - [Executive Leadership Guidance](https://www.beyondteal.com/executive-leadership-guidance) - [Beyond Way™ Guide](https://www.beyondteal.com/beyond-way-guide) - [Beyond Way™ Within](https://www.beyondteal.com/beyond-way-within) - [The Story of U](https://www.beyondteal.com/the-story-of-u) - [Contact Us](https://www.beyondteal.com/contact) - [Beyond Teal Resources](https://www.beyondteal.com/beyond-teal-resources) TRANSFORM Life at Work # ![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_Title_Graphic.png?width=470&height=93&name=Blog_Title_Graphic.png) ## [Conversations at Year’s End](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/jsr-new-narrative-part-4-0) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Conversations%20at%20Years%20End.webp)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/jsr-new-narrative-part-4-0) *“If you had one question to ask what would it be?"* I often quote or misquote my friend and colleague, Susan Scott, who said in Fierce Conversations something like “most conversations are with myself.. occasionally they include others”. The conversation that follows was intended to be with me, myself, but now seems important enough to share. Before sharing though, a prelude of sorts. A few of the authors whose articles I read earlier today have less than a warm-fuzzy relationship with the holiday season. It tracks back to childhood memories which, although relevant don’t bear repeating…. just now anyway. My annual routine to deal with the “holidays,” and in an effort to make the best of things, is to do my annual retreat. When I say retreat it includes some significant time of silence, with additional time for a deep dive into reflection, some reading, and as many variations of peeling away the layers of “self” as I can conjure. This process has been described as “negation.” Negation doesn't quite capture the experience but it will have to do. On my otherwise vacant calendar for today, I penciled in some time for testing ChatGPT. I’ve been avoiding writing an article or two for way too long that I really need to. Out of either desperation or another act of procrastination I turned to AI. One of the things I desired to write was a year-end message for those who are connected with me in some fashion. What follows is my conversation with ChatGPT. What started as questions for ChatGPT and the answers now seems worth sharing with you. “If you had one question to ask what would it be? *As an artificial intelligence, I don’t have personal desires or curiosity like humans do. However, if I had to choose a question to ask, it might be something like: “What is the most important issue facing humanity today, and how can we address it in a way that is fair, equitable, and sustainable?” This question could help stimulate thought and discussion about important global challenges and possible solutions and could help bring about positive change in the world.* Good question… If you had a 2nd question to ask what would it be? I should warn you that I have a third question too. *As an AI, I don’t have personal preferences or desires, so I don’t have a second or third question that I would particularly like to ask. However, if I had to choose a second question to ask, it might be something like: “What is the most effective way for individuals and communities to make a positive impact on the world, and how can we support and empower each other to take action towards making a difference?” This question could help encourage people to think about how they can contribute to creating a better world for all, and could help inspire collaboration and collective action toward addressing global challenges and working toward positive change.* And the third question is? *As an AI, I don’t have personal preferences or desires, so I don’t have a specific third question that I would like to ask. However, if I had to choose a third question to ask, it might be something like: “How can we foster greater understanding, respect, and cooperation between people from different backgrounds and cultures, and what can we do to promote greater harmony and unity in the world?” This question could help stimulate thought and discussion about ways to promote greater understanding and cooperation between people from different backgrounds and cultures, and could help encourage people to think about how they can contribute to creating a more harmonious and united world.* Thank you! *You’re welcome! I’m here to help answer your questions and provide information on a wide range of topics. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to ask.* What are the questions you’d like to answer for yourself and in your life in the coming New Year? [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/) has given me a head start on mine. Thanks to ChatGPT. Happy New Year 2023! [Interested in creating a culture of accountability and self-leadership. Join us for FLP in the new year!](https://www.beyondteal.com/facilitative-leadership-program-description) [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/jsr-new-narrative-part-4-0) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal), [conversations](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/conversations) ## [Conventional Wisdom-Non Conventional Man](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/conventional-wisdom-non-conventional-man) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Lee%20Thayer.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/conventional-wisdom-non-conventional-man) Hardly a day, or for that matter an hour in a day, goes by without a quote from Lee Thayer, or LT as I refer to him, popping into my head. For those that don’t know, he was a giant in the genre of “leadership”. Today I learned that over the weekend Lee had passed.   [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/conventional-wisdom-non-conventional-man) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal), [lee thayer](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/lee-thayer) ## [“The Pursuit Of Loneliness” or Déjà Vu-Part II](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again-0) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/John%20Lennon%20Imagine.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again-0) Yesterday I wrote about Minneapolis/Louisville current events as launching personal flashbacks to the sixties. Despite some effort to avoid the news, video images and continuous commentating it all drew me in. In reality paying attention for me, is like an addiction. First, as reminded by friends, colleagues, and family there have been some positive changes these past almost sixty years. Even many of the expert commentators acknowledge. [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again-0) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal) ## [déjà vu all over again](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Peter%20Paul%20%26%20Mary.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again) Last evening concluding another lengthy day of remote connection with clients, family and friends prior to shutting down I clicked on the news. Some mistakes you know instantly! Time, present, past and future all folded into now. The mistake revealed itself on the screen in the vision of the flames leaping from the police station in Minneapolis. I was drawn in, mesmerized, hooked to the screen until early this morning.  It has been said that “the more things change the more they stay the same.”  [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/déjà-vu-all-over-again) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal) ## [Where there's a Will there's a Way](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/where-will-there-way) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Will-Way.png)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/where-will-there-way) In this morning’s inbox there were many versions of the Guidelines for reopening. Reopening is now front and center. It also exposes, like most everything in these times, political divisions. There has been a lot of quibbling about the details, enough or not enough, etc. The Guidelines below from [Act Rochester](https://www.actrochester.org/) suffices as a reasonable summary.   [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/where-will-there-way) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal) ## [The Choice...Questions only](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/the-choice-questions-only) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/The%20Choice.jpg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/the-choice-questions-only) I’ve been railing periodically about the abundance of advice flooding my inbox. This seems to have stimulated my contrarian curmudgeon persona to allow only questions and question askers to enter. One of these question askers enters by way of [**The Choice: Embrace the Possible**](https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Dr-Edith-Eva-Eger/dp/1501130781)**,** a memoir of and by Dr. Edith Eva Eger. She tells her story and details her choices as a WWII concentration camp survivor. Her post war experience, intersecting path with Viktor Frankl, her practice as a professional counselor and her own life choices led her to asking the questions below. Her thinking building on Frankl’s [**Man’s Search For Meaning**](https://store.nationalww2museum.org/mans-search-for-meaning-pb/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqZPenMia6QIV1AiICR0KPAwtEAQYASABEgIBa_D_BwE) focus on the responsibility of each of us for our choices asks: [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/the-choice-questions-only) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp), [Beyond Teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/beyond-teal), [teal](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/teal) ## [First Lead Yourself Part 3 - What's an "A"?](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/whats-an-a) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/A.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/whats-an-a) Early in the first session of the **[Facilitative Leadership Program](https://www.beyondteal.com/facilitative-leadership-program)** (FLP) I show a YouTube video of the composer Benjamin Zander. In the video, **[Zander describes his teaching philosophy](https://youtu.be/r9LCwI5iErE).** Zander is an accomplished conductor who has also written  [**The Art of Possibilities,** ](https://www.amazon.com/Art-Possibility-Transforming-Professional-Personal/dp/0142001104)a book about transforming your professional and personal life through changing the way you see the world. The Art of Possibilities has attained readership beyond musical circles and is known worldwide to business leaders.  [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/whats-an-a) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp) ## [First Lead Yourself Part 2 - Any Questions?](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/any-questions) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Portrait%20of%20a%20man%20hiding%20his%20face%20behind%20a%20question%20mark%20against%20a%20white%20background.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/any-questions)   [***How Come Every Time I Get Stabbed In the Back, My Fingerprints Are on the Knife*,** ](https://www.amazon.com/Come-Every-Stabbed-Fingerprints-Knife/dp/0787947873) by Jerry Harvey, is without doubt, my favorite book title of all time. The book is a series of Harvey’s essays on how we collude in the outcomes in our personal and professional lives through the [**choices we make.**](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/first-lead-yourself) At the core, his message is all about taking responsibility for the consequences of those choices. After his passing, I wrote a **[eulogy about Professor Harvey.](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/a-few-moments-for-jerry-harvey)** He is best known for his book and a concept detailed within the book; ***[Abilene Paradox](https://www.media-partners.com/communication_videos/theabileneparadox.htm)***. However, my favorite of Harvey’s essays, is where he describes his concept of “non-teaching.” [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/any-questions) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp) ## [First, Lead Yourself](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/first-lead-yourself) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/dog%20with%20leash.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/first-lead-yourself) While discussing the link between initiative and leadership, a female executive (MJ) in her early thirties and new to her managerial position asked (challenged rather), **“What would you do if you had this really great idea to improve our team efficiency, and your boss rejected your idea?”** ## Finding the Answer [Read More](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/first-lead-yourself) Topics: [FLP](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/topic/flp) ## [What Happens When You Get What You Want? Or, Success Beyond Success!](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-get-what-you-want-or-success-beyond-success) Posted by [Bruce Peters](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/author/bruce-peters) [![](https://www.beyondteal.com/hubfs/Earn_an_A.jpeg)](https://www.beyondteal.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-get-what-you-want-or-success-beyond-success) Think of a class you’ve wanted to take. Tuition is paid, supplies purchased. You enter the room on the first day. The professor hands out a syllabus listing everything you need to do to earn an "A" in the class. 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