#57 pebbles

A friend of mine recently left his position to take another.  To many, it seemed like a sudden move so people were asking "why?" and speculating on reasons for his departure.

Those of us who were privy to the behind-the-scenes happenings over the past few years saw that he faced numerous roadblocks, push back, hassles and questioning about his attempts to change.  There was no big incident; no rock that tilted the balance of his value scale in one act.  Instead it was a series of pebbles that were added to the frustration side with fewer pebbles added to the savor-the-victory side.  You can only fight the good fight for so long and then you tire of balancing the pebbles.His organization lost an amazing administrator, and sadly probably doesn't even realize why. 

Keep in mind that the litany of "nos", the sighs you hear and the unresolved issues are all adding weight to the wrong side of your valued employee's scale.  You and your organization will benefit if you intentionally reduce the negative pebbles or consciously add them to the positive side.

-- beth triplett
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