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F O R T H E W E D D I N G O F Y O U R D R E A M S . . .
S h o p o u r l a r g e s e l e c t i o n o f t e n t s ,
t a b l e s , c h a i r s , l i n e n s , a n d m u c h m o r e . . .
Here's what I've noticed happens. The team begins
to focus on the business needs and interests, not de-
fensive positioning. They begin to dislodge what was
stuck by seeing what steps or actions could be taken
to move a disagreement to an agreement. Because all
the business needs and interests are out in the open,
clarifi ed, and discussed, all team members feel heard,
making it easier to let go of a position. On a team,
pain is inevitable; suffering, however, is optional. This
practice makes it possible to move out of suffering
and into action.
AT The eND Of eACh MeeTING,
CONfIRM ALL DeCISIONS MADe AND ANY NexT STePS. Then
determine three things: 1) What information needs to be shared, 2) Who
needs to know this information, and 3) What is the time frame for communicating
this information? (I usually suggest within 24 hours.) When associates are informed
and involved, you provide clarity and alignment, while preventing resentment from
associates feeling left out. The need for this tip became evident while I was working
with a senior team who met before their executive VP could join them. When he
arrived the next morning, he asked what they had achieved the day before as a way
to bring him up to speed. To the astonishment of the fi ve-member team, they each
reported different outcomes. That's when they realized how much confusion and
misalignment they had been creating for their organization after their meetings.
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