When the words ‘dining room’ are said, one immediately sees a table, and it is indeed the table we will focus on in this Room. The business issues for the Dining Room involve vision and alignment.
The special technique for this Room is a process called ‘Lay it on the Table’. This chapter will illustrate the technique, almost always through stories, and in multiple contexts.
The colloquial meaning of ‘lay it on the table’ is one of ‘frank talk’, and you will find plenty of that in the cases below. The process ticks all the boxes of Clarity, Vitality and Alignment, with special emphasis on the last – Alignment.
The first time I used Lay it on the Table I did not have a name ...
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