What does Easter mean?

For me, Easter brings back childhood memories.

Time with my mum - wrapping raw eggs in leaves and grass collected from the farm and garden. Winding cotton around, around and around to secure the greenery. Boiling the eggs in onion skins to dye them, then shining them with bacon rind. The kitchen smelt terrible – but the end result was amazing!

A tradition born from “making do” with what you had - something my mum carried with her from growing up in war-torn central Europe.

For some, Easter is deeply spiritual, or it means time with family, rest, a long weekend… and of course hot cross buns and chocolate.  Different meanings attached to the same word - shaped by our experiences, expectations, and context.

In teams, we often assume we’re aligned because we’re using the same words – but it might pay to check that!

I was working with a team recently who talked about “quality advice”. I paused the conversation and asked “What does quality advice actually mean to you?” The initial response was silence… then options… then debate…and very different views!

Until there is explicit shared understanding, what sounds like alignment might not be. And that’s where confusion, frustration, and missed expectations creep into teams. 

If you’d like to talk about team alignment (or the art of dying eggs in onion skins) please get on touch. 

And have a very happy Easter – whatever it means for you!