Imagine That

by Vanessa Chisakula

What if 

Our work was wrapped in shared stories 

Little infinity boxes with tiny bright coloured bow ties 

To unwrap for each one there human experience 

If once upon a goal 

Could be achieved by understanding there is no I in team 

But since there is a me if you jumble it up 

We can always make it a we 

And together we will celebrate the win 

Since one tree cannot make a forest  

What if leadership meant to embody role modeling 

While exemplifying humanity 

Could we achieve this by developing virtual reality video games set in a future that feels authentic

Reliable and purposeful 

Or a Journey to the time of our forebears 

Where every task was accomplished by hand 

Without the aid of any machinery 

You too should have stories of men who walked on fire 

The magic lived in their palms 

And their fate were invisible lines on each hand 

Understanding mentorship to its core 

Knowing the true meaning of the saying that he who is leading and has no one following is only taking a walk 

What If we looked diversity in the face 

We told it we are unafraid 

That here differences are embraced and not feared 

Like a kaleidoscope of humanity 

Each colour a representation of a part of humanity 

Because all the monkey cannot hang on the same branch 

That every heart beat to a song it really wants to dance too and 

That the guy next to the next guy and the guy after next were dancing to the same tune except in a  different language and a preferred pitch 

Then nature becomes a testament of a guiding hand 

Effortlessly dishing out lessons  

As gentle and as beautiful as vast plains kissed by dew 

That the earth is not ours, it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations

And sustainability is not a farfetched dream nor a nightmare 

But a lived reality  

Where we reduce negativity  

Reuse positivity and  

Recycle gratitude 

Yes we might not replace the KPI’s, OKR and KRA with an LOL or an LMAO 

We seldom confront our true, authentic selves without layers of masking 

Work places turned into battle fields 

Words become weapons leading to concealed scars and unhealed wounds 

And we are armed with these measures 

We possess tools and resources we need 

It's the perfect environment for us all to flourish and become the best versions of ourselves. 

Just imagine with our united strength 

What difference it can make 

To build a sphere with limitless imaginations 

Humanizing the supercharge  

Transcending our own human understanding 

To absorb the sight of shuttles that we’d have 

To brave to set foot on another planet

For us 

To us 

By us 

A world which celebrates success of all 

No matter if it is one, two or all. 

Now to imagine that it could really come true