It’s coming
They’re already on the team. They have talents and knowledge and contacts and history that makes their contribution valuable. But valuable enough? Enough to outweigh their…
You know it’s coming. You know the thing you don’t want to happen is going to happen. The decision is made, the story has been told, and everyone’s waiting. The end of the contract, the loss of a team member, the new process, a machine to do the work of ten. That thing. You know it’s coming. You’ve known for a while.
You could put your hands on your ears and sing la-la. Pretend. Hope. Shout in the wind. Waste energy. Think of all the things you could-shoulda didn’t do, and wouldn’t have made a difference anyway.
Or you could get over it and prepare the ground. Learn what has to be learned, do what has to be done. You’re going to do it anyway, may as well be today. Use your energy getting ready for whatever comes next.
Skippy strategy: Use your energy on whatever adds most benefit.
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