Building Your Capacity Changes Everything

My focus has been on the idea and practice of building capacity. And it’s been popping up in my life in various ways -- from having my own capacity challenged to watching others struggle with their capacity to being on a consultant call where we were talked about the impact of work culture on people’s collective capacity. 

However, building capacity is not necessarily an everyday term. When we say “we help people build their capacity”, people’s heads kinda tilt and their eyebrows furrow. 

“So, do you mean you teach communication skills?” 

And then our heads kinda tilt. Um, no. But not unrelated.