{"id":1885,"date":"2021-06-10T22:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1885"},"modified":"2021-06-10T22:31:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T22:31:29","slug":"rallying-forward-may-20th","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/project\/rallying-forward-may-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"Rallying Forward &#8211; May 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|399px||auto||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Drawing1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Drawing1&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;35%&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><!-- divi:paragraph -->Here is something to ponder.<br \/> I wonder if\u00a0we are slipping into a mindset\u00a0where we think,\u00a0&#8220;that is too much to ask of staff, it&#8217;s been a tough year,\u00a0and they\u00a0can&#8217;t handle that right now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- divi:paragraph -->It is worth noticing.<br \/> Noticing what the underlying\u00a0message might be\u00a0that gets delivered to staff if we keep focusing on that?\u00a0<br \/> Maybe&#8230;I don&#8217;t have a lot of faith in your ability to process and build on all the kick-butt strength\u00a0you&#8217;ve gained this year.<br \/> Maybe&#8230; I&#8217;m doing a little doubting here on your\u00a0ability\u00a0to adapt, modify and keep truckin.<br \/> I guess what I want to say is that staff (and anyone for that matter) can always handle a belief in their ability\u00a0and an acknowledgment of their strengths.<br \/> At times they can&#8217;t see it in themselves until someone in a leading position points it out.<br \/> That&#8217;s us.<br \/> We have learned so much this year that we really don&#8217;t need to rally back but rally forward.<br \/> That begins with expecting staff to join us on this journey.<br \/> I think it boils down to what mindset we are working from when we set out our expectations for staff and our expectations for ourselves with respect to this pivotal\u00a0time.<br \/> Just something to think about.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/divi:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is something to ponder. I wonder if\u00a0we are slipping into a mindset\u00a0where we think,\u00a0&#8220;that is too much to ask of staff, it&#8217;s been a tough year,\u00a0and they\u00a0can&#8217;t handle that right now?&#8221; It is worth noticing. Noticing what the underlying\u00a0message might be\u00a0that gets delivered to staff if we keep focusing on that?\u00a0 Maybe&#8230;I don&#8217;t have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here is something to ponder.<br>I wonder if&nbsp;we are slipping into a mindset&nbsp;where we think,&nbsp;\"that is too much to ask of staff, it's been a tough year,&nbsp;and they&nbsp;can't handle that right now?\"<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It is worth noticing.<br>Noticing what the underlying&nbsp;message might be&nbsp;that gets delivered to staff if we keep focusing on that?&nbsp;<br>Maybe...I don't have a lot of faith in your ability to process and build on all the kick-butt strength&nbsp;you've gained this year.<br>Maybe... 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