Jacqueline Blaak

· 15 Nov 2020

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Virtual cup of tea

#leiderschap With a tray in her hand, she appears in the picture. “A virtual cup of tea.” I laugh, she has a sense of humor, and this way a little breaks her tension. Her supervisor has given room for this development interview. To be able to spruce equally freely without people who ultimately have to judge her skills.

“Tell me, what change do I come here for?” I ask while I take a sip of my tea. The nice thing about this question is that I never know what's going to be put on the table, I start listening and I start telling the other one.

“I'm in my first year and when I do an internship, I'm behind in class. When the teacher has put the children to work, he goes to get a cup of coffee and asks me to pay attention. After 5 minutes it is immediately noise and I can't get them quiet, I am ashamed when he comes back.”

“Take me with you from the moment the leader of this class runs away. What leader is on it then? ”

She starts smiling, she immediately understands what I mean. “The boy, right in the middle of the class. I stayed in the back of class. He grabbed the space I should have taken.”
Together we talk about taking space and giving space in behaviour and action.

I'm sure she dares to show her leadership tomorrow.