A Mason's Work

Smart Problem-Solving in Freemasonry: The Black & White Squares


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Use the masonic pavement to understand the difference between problem-solving versus seizing opportunity, as we tackle the metaphor of black & white squares on the pavement. Discover the keys to fostering a lodge culture that embraces challenges with optimism and cultivates a positive, balanced environment for all members.

Key Points
• Solving problems vs. seizing opportunities
• Cultivating lodge culture
• Balancing crisis and progress
• Identifying lodge team roles
• Leveraging positive & negative

Best Quotes
00:31 - 00:41 • "It's because, 'cause as men we're really good in general at identifying a problem and then addressing the solution to that problem."
00:42 - 00:52 • "It is very much harder in many ways to identify opportunity and then develop opportunity that the white square kind of approach on the pavement."
01:01 - 01:11 • "It's important to make sure that if you can't be the person who's regularly looking for opportunity, that you have somebody there that can help."
01:16 - 01:21 • "The positive problem solving behavior, not just the we're in crisis. What do we do now?"
01:43 - 01:49 • "I don't go to lodge anymore because every time we go it's always pie in the sky and we never actually do anything."
02:14 - 02:28 • "Help me figure out how we might improve this or make this situation better. That that positive spin, that white square and the pavement is going to be really useful for you as you build that culture."

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A Mason's WorkBy Brian Mattocks


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