PRussell

Just as Rhonda and the others begin to “live IT,” personal tragedy takes Rhonda temporarily off the team, but surprisingly, Miss Scallpell pitches in and joins the team.  As the others carry on, they also learn from Ishy that they must “coach IT.”  This is a concept of making sure that the “vision moments” continue and keep the vision is kept alive.  It requires commitment from all levels of the administration and staff to challenge and be challenged on attitudes and performance.  They actually reuse some of the previously discarded external symbols to remind them of their IT, use photos to record what they are doing, and finally celebrate their teamwork.

It would be good to work in a genuinely “fishy” environment.  Some of the elements needed for improvement are present, even if our morale is not really Ishy at all. It could be done, and I would be willing to help make our workplace a better place to work and to “be” for the 7½ + hours a day each of us is there.  At the moment, though, I am trying to think of who would be willing to have an “authentic conversation” with me.  We’ll see….