{"id":1320,"date":"2020-02-07T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1320"},"modified":"2020-02-07T15:58:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"visioning-your-team-february-2nd","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/project\/visioning-your-team-february-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Visioning Your Team &#8211; February 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Drawing1-4.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.101&#8243; max_width=&#8221;55%&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]Do you know what a dream-board is?<\/p>\n<p>It is usually a montage of pictures of things that you really want that are cut out from magazines and posted on a board.<\/p>\n<p>This board then serves as a daily reminder of things that you&#8217;re shooting for.<\/p>\n<p>A place to see the dreams you want to create.<\/p>\n<p>Some find this a helpful way to focus personal energy in the hopes of keeping on track to making their dreams real.<\/p>\n<p>Might be something to this. I have never tried it, yet lately I have been pondering the concept when it comes to our co-ops.<\/p>\n<p>So, here&#8217;s what I want to ask you this week?<\/p>\n<p>Have you done a dream-board of the team you want?<\/p>\n<p>Now, maybe not magazine cut-outs or even on any board.<\/p>\n<p>But have you thought out and pictured to yourself who or what kind of people you want in your boat making this co-op retail journey with you?<\/p>\n<p>Or are you resigned to getting who you get and making the best of it, accepting a backdrop of perceived powerlessness in who you manage as you move on down the road?<\/p>\n<p>I know there are day to day staffing realities we have to deal with; however, moving toward building the team you want, the team that you feel is needed to produce the results your co-op needs, is a fundamental step in the exercise of leadership.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t happen without you having a picture of what it would look like.<\/p>\n<p>Some type of sketch in your mind of maybe your dream team.<\/p>\n<p>Once done, you now have your daily reminder of what you&#8217;re going for.<\/p>\n<p>Not a roadmap with every detail filled in but your general direction of something you want to create.<\/p>\n<p>This dream board strengthens clarity and provides a sight line as you elevate expectations, provide training and coaching, and uphold with strong accountability.<\/p>\n<p>We all need strong teams in driving results.<\/p>\n<p>Get your dream board going and move forward.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s dreams are tomorrow&#8217;s reality.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know what a dream-board is? 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