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Originally Posted by rhoads2234
I agree - the most undervalued people are hard to name because you don't know their name.
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Carol Taylor, RN, Ph.D. recently gave the commencement speech where I work and sums it up nicely: "Each of you has the ability to make the critical difference for others, be they family members or strangers. A quick story shared by a student about her most important life lesson:
'During my second month of nursing school our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and probably in her 50s, but how would I know her name. I handed in the paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. “Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello.’” I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.'"
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so... I also agree that each team thinks their work is the most important... they are only important when it works together with what the other parts of the team can do
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EXACTLY! And your team extends beyond the boundaries you think it does. The support people are as important as the person in the limelight!