“๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ? ๐๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ! ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ-๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ-๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ด๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ดโ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ-๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด!”
“Th๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.”
“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ด. ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ช๐น ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต?”
These are common themes I hear across different types of organizations, whether they’re for-profit, non-profit, or even churches.
But hereโs some encouragement:
1. Youโre not alone in this.
2. Things donโt have to stay this way. It does take time and effort, but change is possible.
3. Starts with you.
Thatโs why we chose the name Rising Sun. Our past doesnโt define usโno matter how dark the night, the sun rises each morning. Every new day is a chance for a fresh start and an opportunity to script a new chapter. We steadfastly believe that all individuals possess the capacity for transformation. We acknowledge that growth and learning is a lifelong journey. Practice and effort lead to improvement, and mistakes and failures offer valuable opportunities for growth.
Here are three actions to consider:
- Lead By Example: Start here, start now, start with you. You can controlโฆ you. Take small steps, perhaps by acknowledging others’ efforts or lending a helping hand.
- Initiate Open Conversations about Accountability: Address the elephant in the room. Organize a meeting where team members can openly discuss the lack of accountability and its effects on morale and productivity.
- Set Clear Expectations and Responsibilities: Clearly outline each person’s role and how it contributes to team goals. Hold a team meeting to discuss these expectations and use project management tools for tracking progress. Regularly review individual contributions and address any challenges promptly.
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