Dear fellow travelers,
I trust you are staying cool, this is far from my winter blues!! Thank
you so much for your interest and your comments.
I have been going thru some old papers and came a cross an old work
picture which brought back some memories.
I recalled an event that happened many years ago, when I supervised an
office force in an Engineering Dept that was responsible for many various job functions that needed to flow, like a well oiled machine to meet its
deadlines.
This particular incident began one day when I overhead a gal who was
being transferred into my department saying, "I'm NOT going to work for that
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and it wasn't a compliment!!! But mirroring her thoughts, I wasn't really
happy about her either, She had a reputation for being lazy, unfocused, and as
you can tell didn't have a great attitude. Not my cup of tea!!
When I received her employment records, her test scores ranked above
average!
Well now....how about that....
I decided to turn lemons into lemonade, as the saying goes.
I asked myself when did I do a good job?? When did I want to do a good
job??
Being work oriented, I always liked to do my best, but then I dug
further.....
I felt really Good when I felt Empowered, Creative, Respected and
Heard.
Just maybe these where her feel good buttons also.
Using these guidelines during our first meeting, I was honest with her
and told her I had heard that she wasn't happy with the change, and I also had
some reservations.
But I knew she was capable of doing a good job. I told her I was giving
her complete control over an important segment of the operation. I had Faith in her capabilities, She could change it, to make it work any way she choose.
But it had to be done accurately and on time. I knew she could do it, and I
would assist her if she asked me. but would be hers....I would trust her
decisions.
Was she willing to do it? YES..... and then we made lemonade.
We worked together for quite a few years and we grew to have a mutual
respect for each other.
Now, is there someone in your life, that needs a little
encouragement??
Needs to feel and be appreciated and respected?
Just pondering on lemonade
Rev Linda Patton ENTC
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