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2005-03-09 - 7:46 p.m. Trust fall Have you ever participated in that team building exercise called a �trust fall�? Stand on the edge of a table, your back towards your teammates, close your eyes and let go, trusting blindly your team will catch you. Today, I found out my team would never let me fall. I believe when you lead an endeavor, you stand by your people. A leader owns their team�s mistakes along with their own. You stand together, or you fall together. You admit the mistake, apply private chastisement when necessary, and accept responsibility. I didn�t realize how much loyalty I�d bought with brownies and beers, with praise and honest communication; By going to work even with pneumonia to take the fall with my team; By making up for all the �Johnnie Walker Blue� mistakes; By knowing who�s working late and checking to see if they needed dinner brought to them; By having the courage to tell the truth and accept the consequences, rather than lying about problems. A portion of the management has pissed off my team to the point part of them are only staying because I ask it. They are only dealing with the bullshit because I ask. That�s � humbling. That�s worth more than that bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue I�ll probably never see. I�m taking them target shooting next time we have good weather.
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