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<description><![CDATA[<span id="docs-internal-guid-ea2e034c-efda-6262-4209-04b833f0d9b5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">What are your thoughts about the Golden Circle model outlined in Part II? What about the Golden Ratio? How do we get so upside down?</span></span><br>]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2016 02:36:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[To me it seems like the why is so abstract at times it's easier to handle the tangibles of day to day work of the how and what. Focusing on those makes it seem like you have accomplished something, but it seems that connecting to the why gives you a deeper feeling of satisfaction. Without the guide of why we have an arbitrary direction and seem to just go with the flow (not in a good way). It reminds me of the quote "if you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything", without a strong understanding of why each task/challenge/goal has the capability of completely uprooting your group. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 15:23:52 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Golden Circle model makes a lot of sense. In an organization, it is important for everyone to know the true focus and purpose of the work they do. Day-to-day work never ends in a housing organization and stopping to discuss the why is something we should take more time to do as practitioners. Typically, I think about the why during on-boarding and training of new staff as well as during recruitment, but when busy times strike I can get a bit upside down when focusing on the tasky- portions of the work I do.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:10:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I totally agree with S. Hart.  In my experience, departments really focus on the Why during professional training and student training (and then of course, quickly go into How do we actually do these things.)  After August though, it feels like it tapers off and stays at the How and the What.  I don't think that's all bad though.  Our How should be reflective of our Why so it makes sense we start with the latter and move into the former.  I do think that it would have a significant impact if we kept the Why at the forefront more often and if we continued to examine what we put into that category.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Jun 2016 18:46:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I agree with Joseph, Sarah and Marci's points.  I have just finished my first year as a Resident Director and I felt a great deal of my individual focus was on the "what" of my job responsibilities.  Fortunately enough, as Sarah and Marci, you both discussed, I knew the WHY behind my organization from recruitment and my professional staff training.  As I enter my second year in my role, I believe my individual WHY will be more clearly defined, along with a better understanding of the WHY at the department and divisional levels.  <br /><br />In response to how we get so upside down,  I believe that comes from the times organizations do not make time to discuss the WHY.  The how and what become that old adage of "we have always done it this way".  To avoid upside down, the concept of why needs to be revisited often.  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2016 20:14:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Our values really shape who we are, the decisions we make, etc...so the Golden Circle seems pretty common sense; however I think we get so upside down because we do not always want to do that reflective and internal work of understanding our values and being transparent about them. It is so much easier and safer to rely on external factors to guide our decisions. I know when we approach our job searches, many people are looking for that "fit"...a place that they can connect with in regards to values, mission, and vision. Once we find that fit though, I think we get so lost in the hustle and bustle of work that we lose sight of Keeping our why at the forefront. It takes time to discuss our why, fine tune it, revisit it, and when other things seem so pressing and immediate, that internal work is always the first to go. I think we have to rediscover the value of why it is important to keep the conversation about "the why" a priority and how it guides everything that we do. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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