Introduction to Jack and the Beanstalk: A Garden of Treasure

In hindsight, everyone wants to be in Jack's place! We know the end of the story! The apparently worthless beans were actually the means for Jack to restore great treasure to his mother. We know how greatly the benefits outweighed the risks! Every person desires to be part of something worthwhile and to see dreams fulfilled. With common purpose and concerted diligence, a cohesive team can accomplish miracles! As leaders communicate shared vision, teams can plant a whole garden of seeds, use their individual giftings and tools for cultivation, and reap the harvest of a bumper crop. Beanstalks can be climbed with the right gear and safe practices, and the counsel of many can discover strategies that defeat giants.

Workers who participate in the planting process must, also, have the assurance that they will share in reaping the reward of their labor. People take pride in their investments and are stimulated to give their best when they can share in the achievement. Seeds that produce change are no longer threatening and disturbing; they are life enhancing and dream fulfilling.

Your organizational team can receive the same accolades the fairy in the tale gave to Jack. "If you had looked at the gigantic beanstalk and only stupidly wondered about it," she said, "I should have left you where misfortune had placed you, only restoring her cow to your mother. But you showed an inquiring mind, and great courage and enterprise, therefore you deserve to rise; and when you mounted the beanstalk you climbed the Ladder of Fortune." Source: Andrew Lang, The Red Fairy Book (London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1890), pp. 133-145.

We want to invest in you! We are planting seeds by suggesting a complete program that will enlarge upon the gardening theme and give you great motivational tools to encourage your staff, to build morale, and to focus your strategies. In the full version of this program you will explore what it takes to grow an organizational garden. The program design gives you ideas for setting your theme, rewarding participation, and reinforcing your objectives. You will find all of the decorations, banners, gifts, and awards at our online store at www.cb-marketplace.com.