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Holding on too tight - not much fun for little Harpo.

“Well, you can’t never let anything happen to him. then nothing would ever happen to him. Not much fun for little Harpo.” Marlin : What is going on?! Dory : I'll check! Waaaaaaaaaa... Marlin : No, no more whale, you can't speak whale! Dory : Yes, I can! Marlin : No, you can't! You think you could do these things, but you can't, Nemo! [ stops and gasps ] Dory : Okay! [ lets go ] Marlin : Dory! [ grabs her ] Dory : He says, "It's time to let go". Everything's going to be all right. Marlin : How do you know, how do you know something bad isn't gonna happen?! Dory : I don't! This scene in Finding Nemo makes a great point... sometimes we hold on so tight that we are actually holding others back.  We make a lot of assumptions on the qualifications of others, and some may be bang on, but what about the assumptions that aren't? How much potential are we missing within our organizations by never letting go enough for ou
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Swim Through It, Not Over It

There are some changes happening in your organization, but yet everything is still the same - and you are just waiting for the other shoe to drop?  Or is it too different?  Well buck up.  Swim through it, not over it.  And encourage your employees to do the same.  Sometimes the fear of a dark cavern is more safe than the clear waters above. Especially for your company.  The cost of retraining is huge, your employees need to feel that they are in a safe place, no matter how murky the water is.  How do you keep them on board?  Be open, honest, keep them in the loop.  Be the clear water for them.  Be an authentic leader.  They are more likely to stay with you that way.