[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/trees.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ max_width=”54%”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.101″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”21px”]I have a four word management mantra:<\/p>\n
Clarity, Neutrality and Grace<\/p>\n
I think it would be good if we chant these four words often.<\/p>\n
Let’s look at it.<\/p>\n
Clarity and Neutrality are fairly self-explanatory. Communicate so as to leave no doubt and keep your personal negative emotions out of it.<\/p>\n
But this last word – grace – what’s that all about?<\/p>\n
To me, grace comes about when we unconditionally accept an employee without judgement and retain good will and affection for them as a fellow human being.<\/p>\n
Maybe they’ve totally crossed the line too many times and you’re going to fire them.<\/p>\n
A grace mindset would be – I still have regard for you and your right to choose your behaviors and I wish you well.<\/p>\n
Having grace in an employee situation has nothing to do with being soft, giving-in, seeking approval or not upholding firm lines.<\/p>\n
It means we uphold them with acceptance and respect for all.<\/p>\n
It means we don’t get hung up on prickly, jagged emotions.<\/p>\n
We don’t project our “stuff” on them.<\/p>\n
It means we give from our hearts whether we’re showing someone the door or showing a new hire around the back room.<\/p>\n
We are consistent in our willingness to show grace.<\/p>\n
Clarity, Neutrality and Grace,
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I have a four word management mantra: Clarity, Neutrality and Grace I think it would be good if we chant these four words often. Let’s look at it. Clarity and Neutrality are fairly self-explanatory. Communicate so as to leave no doubt and keep your personal negative emotions out of it. But this last word – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
I have a four word management mantra:<\/p>
Clarity, Neutrality and Grace<\/p>
I think it would be good if we chant these four words often.<\/p>
Let's look at it.<\/p>
Clarity and Neutrality are fairly self-explanatory. Communicate so as to leave no doubt and keep your personal negative emotions out of it.<\/p>
But this last word - grace - what's that all about?<\/p>
To me, grace comes about when we unconditionally accept an employee without judgement and retain good will and affection for them as a fellow human being.<\/p>
Maybe they've totally crossed the line too many times and you're going to fire them.<\/p>
A grace mindset would be - I still have regard for you and your right to choose your behaviors and I wish you well.<\/p>
Having grace in an employee situation has nothing to do with being soft, giving-in, seeking approval or not upholding firm lines.<\/p>
It means we uphold them with acceptance and respect for all.<\/p>
It means we don't get hung up on prickly, jagged emotions.<\/p>
We don't project our \"stuff\" on them.<\/p>
It means we give from our hearts whether we're showing someone the door or showing a new hire around the back room.<\/p>
We are consistent in our willingness to show grace.<\/p>
Clarity, Neutrality and Grace,<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[3],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-790","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-m2m"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":793,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/790\/revisions\/793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}