A friend asked me the other day what it’s like to work with a team of trainers.
Trainers are part of a special category. I think a good trainer needs to be on stage, to be in the spotlight, has a dose of confidence, histrionics, necessary for this job. I thought of a comparison though: the one with the Christmas lights installation. In a garland, there are several lights, of different colours, but they light up one by one, glowing according to a well-thought-out programme. This play of lights highlights them and fascinates the viewer.
If they all glowed at the same time, they would all be shielded. But when they shine in turn, our attention is drawn to each one. The red ones have a rhythm, the yellow ones another, the white ones seem to glow and dance, and so on.
Like lights, in a team of trainers, each will shine in turn, each will have its own time on the team stage.
And the others admire it then, for a few seconds, minutes, hours.
If you know how to build this winter tree installation so that each light bulb has its moment, if you know how to give importance to each person in the team, to appreciate them for what they are good at, then things go well.
Ah, but wait, isn’t that true for every team? Don’t we all need validation, appreciation, shine, don’t we all need a scene now and then?
