This past weekend, one of our local high schools, Westerville South, made it to the Ohio High School Division I basketball Final Four. The playoffs have been very exciting for fans, but the players have been very workman-like. However, after this last win, sending them back to the Final Four for the second consecutive year, it was a different story. It was great to see the kids – they are still kids – whooping and hollering a little bit after the game. The Final Four is certainly an achievement worthy of celebration, even though the hard work continues. As tweeted by school alum and current NFL player Lance Moore, “the job is not done yet though. Enjoy it tonight, back to work tomorrow.”
And, so it is at our workplaces, too. We are rapidly approaching the end of the first quarter of 2016. There are probably some individual and team goals that you have been working toward. Day in, day out, heads down, you and your teams work hard. As the month winds down, take a moment to celebrate. Let your team members know how much you appreciate their hard work. Acknowledge the struggle and praise the achievements. Of course, the hard work is not done. It is, however, an important task of leadership to pause, reflect and celebrate how far the team has come. Then, it’s back to work.
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