Unlocking Wisdom Through Vulnerability
In Norse Mythology, Mimir was known as the God Of Wisdom and was Odin’s most trusted advisor. After he was beheaded, Odin preserved his head using herbs and magic so that he could receive Mimir’s knowledge for eternity. Odin later sacrificed his eye to drink from Mimir’s Well and gain his wisdom.
The Mimir Method requires a sacrifice in order for it to provide true, enduring solutions.
No, I’m not asking your leaders & employees to sacrifice an eye!
Being vulnerable is the only sacrifice required, which to some may be worse than losing an eye.
The Mimir Method can only be successful if all parties come to the table with their armor off, hearts and minds open. Shame has no place here, this is a safe space for both Leader and Employee alike.
To fully solve a problem, all the variables need to be out in the open. That can mean disclosing some hard truths about others or yourself. If we don’t acknowledge these hard truths, how can we solve the problems they repeatedly create?
Each variable is then grouped into 1 of 5 categories:
It’s important to categorize each variable as it pertains to the current problem we’re solving. No variable exists in a vacuum, a negative in one space can be a positive in another. The key to the Mimir Method is in leveraging your unique combination of Positives and Multipliers while minimizing the Negatives and Dividers and ensuring your Constants are always adding to the equation.
