Episode
40: Henry In Love
Henry: [on
the phone to his wife] Lorraine,
honey? Send me the cheque stubs. I’ll straighten it out. Goodbye darling.
Henry: What
do you guys want?
Trapper: We
just wanted to say good night, Henry.
Henry: Remember
I said I found a girl who was the real thing? Well, she’s $68 overdrawn… Radar? My wife was very grateful that I called
her…makes me wish I had.
Radar: Well,
I figured since you didn’t have time to answer her letters…
Henry: Goodnight
Radar. See you at breakfast.
Henry falls ‘puppy dog’ in love with a young woman
in Tokyo and invites her back to the 4077 to meet the gang. He discovers that she not only has eyes for
him, but for everyone else in camp and realises that his relationship with his
wife is the real thing.
The relationships that matter most in my life and that
have the most impact are those that are characterised by authenticity and vulnerability. This is as true for my professional life as
for my personal life. It is only when
relationships are real, reflecting who we really are in every arena of life,
that they withstand the challenges of leadership and make any real impact on
those we lead. Leadership author Bill
George of “True North” affirms the value of an integrated life in our relationships: “To lead an integrated life, you need to bring together the
major elements of your personal life and professional life, including work,
family, community, and friends, so that you can be the same person in each
environment.” People intuitively know when we
are real with them and not just using relationships as a means to an ends.
Leading an integrated life can be difficult for many as they tend to lean more heavily on one part and not on equally on all parts.
ReplyDeleteHow do you not lean too much in one direction and how do you become truly integrated? It is easy to say but more difficult to do.