Rust Never Sleeps
Attended a Work/Life Balance course today, to try and put some perspective back into a hectic schedule. Having seen friends and colleagues suffering over the years, and wishing neither to burn out nor fade away, decided that it was time to do something about it.
Set in the lee of a beautifully sculptured golf course did not help! Watching pensioners duff balls into the lake, and damn near roll the golf cart over (curiously funny!), was uplifting, and I decided that this was a place to visit with the golf bats in the near future! The venue was idyllic, the vista stunning and the food great. Someone clearly wants to send the right message to Heads.
Interestingly, the majority of us wanted to pass on words of wisdom to our staff. Realizing that we set the pace at school, it can’t be good for the ego to see the boss there all hours. The message it gives out is plain for all – our expectations of ourselves will be mirrored by our employees. If we set the record straight on this, maybe others will follow. Failing that a good talking to will be needed.
From a personal perspective, The Ranch needs to be able to survive without me. It does, of course, but a common feeling was that despite having Distributive Leadership practices, we all felt that we had to be perceived as indispensible, even though we knew that we weren’t, and that school would still be there whatever, just not as we’d left it.
Its a “need to get over it” thing!
So, although Rust Never Sleeps, it can be treated, and does not have to be as pervasive, or indeed, corrosive, in the workplace.
Food for thought!
