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January 17, 2007
Rafting and Leadership (part 2)
One other item that Dave Coley reminded me of when I talked with him about the raft trip.
"Remember that before any time on the river, you go over a safety talk to review the keys that you need to remember if you fall out. Generally, people fall out, not because they are careless, but because they are moving outside of their comfort zone and doing something new. Also, if and when someone falls out, you don't sit in the boat and laugh or criticize. You drop your paddle and help the person get back in the raft as quickly as possible."
Kinda like what we should be doing with the people with whom we work. When people try something new and it doesn't work as well as they wanted it to, we don't laugh or criticize. We help them get back in the boat.
Posted by chitch at January 17, 2007 2:41 PM