[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\/03\/Publication1-3.jpg” _builder_version=”3.0.101″ max_width=”39%”][\/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=”24px”]Managing is not corralling and controlling.<\/p>\n
That’s herding.<\/p>\n
That’s not what we do.<\/p>\n
Managing is not about muscle – round them up and prod them along.<\/p>\n
Even if that worked, it wouldn’t get us where we need to go.<\/p>\n
Managing is not “my way or the highway!”<\/p>\n
Managing is:<\/p>\n
“Here’s the highway, bright and clear, now you choose if you want to go where we’re going. No matter what, we respect your choice and wish you well.”<\/p>\n
Managing is providing.<\/p>\n
Providing everything needed to make this choice.<\/p>\n
Clarity of expectations, training and coaching to get there, and a willingness on our part to make a timely response to all deviations.<\/p>\n
Strong-arming is not managing.<\/p>\n
Strong focusing is.<\/p>\n
Changing staff is not our job.<\/p>\n
Providing expectations and upholding them through clarity, neutrality and grace is.
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Managing is not corralling and controlling.<\/p>
That's herding.<\/p>
That's not what we do.<\/p>
Managing is not about muscle - round them up and prod them along.<\/p>
Even if that worked, it wouldn't get us where we need to go.<\/p>
Managing is not \"my way or the highway!\"<\/p>
Managing is:<\/p>
\"Here's the highway, bright and clear, now you choose if you want to go where we're going. No matter what, we respect your choice and wish you well.\"<\/p>
Managing is providing.<\/p>
Providing everything needed to make this choice.<\/p>
Clarity of expectations, training and coaching to get there, and a willingness on our part to make a timely response to all deviations.<\/p>
Strong-arming is not managing.<\/p>
Strong focusing is.<\/p>
Changing staff is not our job.<\/p>
Providing expectations and upholding them through clarity, neutrality and grace is.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[3],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-854","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\/854","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=854"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":857,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/854\/revisions\/857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project_category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_category?post=854"},{"taxonomy":"project_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/merrimanmanagementsupport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project_tag?post=854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}