MSirmans

This part of the book begins with the 3rd element in obtaining and sustaining the VISION. Ishy tells the group from Good Samaritan that " Find IT and Live IT are critical but without COACHING IT , the vision will not be maintained and will fade. She explains that this part of the recipe for success is important and difficult. In this stage, everyone becomes a coach regardless of age or seniority. It is everyone's duty to keep the vision alive and, it is necessary to commit to listen before deciding whether to accept or reject the coaching. All team members must keep in mind what they are trying to create and support the vision by not being defensive. Giving and accepting coaching exhibits commitment to the vision. Just as Rhonda was beginning to feel better about getting the staff back on track, tragedy struck and the comittment of the staff members to the vision at the hospital carried over into the personal comittment to each other. Everyone had learned to FIND IT, LIVE IT, and now they were maintaining it during the absence of their leader. They devided into three groups on the sixth floor at the hospital of educating themselves further about the vision, sharing what they have learned with others, and inviting others to create vision moments. The group returned to Takara Too to ask Ishy to guide them in sustaining the vision. They were told that their way of sustaining comittment must be created by their own actions and not follow someone else's methods. The needs of the hospital are unique and it was now their challenge to create new ideas and ways to encourage the staff. A Commitment Gate was erected and contests were organized, vision moments were captured in photographs and displayed and coach IT cue cards were printed and distributed. The vision spread from sixth floor to the entire hospital and reportedly is alive and well. This was an inspiring book about teamwork and how much more enjoyable a work experience can be if everyone is on the "same page" with a similar mission and "vision". School is an ideal place to implement these ideas as IT should not be difficult to find for a group of people who love children, who love to learn ,and are expected to make miracles happen everyday. As an educator and an itinerant teacher, I see different visions for different schools depending on the unique characteristics of the institutions makeup. The needs are somewhat different and the methods must vary, but the mission or vision of providing the best education in the most comfortable environment for students is our priority as educators. Our roles are varied, but finding IT is not difficult for me. Living IT and Sustaining IT is much more challenging.