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Bible study one evening a week. It was well attended by folks from his church and new friends from the households.
• Involvement of families, residents, staff in learning circles – Learning circles should become part of everyday life in households, and this is the time to commit to the practice. All team and household decisions should be addressed in this way. Also, learning circles on conversational topics will help staff and residents get to know each other and help set a tone for the household. Include family members whenever possible. And when the tendency to slip back into traditional memos and meetings occurs, remember that learning circles are key to relationship-based communication in a transforming organization.
• Move-in planning – It’s not too early to begin participating in choices of interior design elements, furnishings, supplies, foods and items for gifting (We suggest registering at a department or discount store for housewarmings.) Once again, remember the importance of high involvement at every stage of the journey. While at this stage, these choices may be generic, or may just narrow the field of options for the future household team. Initial involvement by the action teams, and ultimately the household teams, will support the design of a true home for residents and staff.
WE DEVELOP AS CHAOS CLIMAXES
When organizations first talk of the Household Model, everyone’s fears are about regulations. Earlier in the book we suggested that you needed to push through that fear, because it serves no purpose but to hold you back and to feed the resistance to change. But now you’re ready to develop the systems that will replace the-way-things-are-done. Now is the time to carefully design a future that merges excellence in regulatory compliance with the pleasant daily life of home.
Maintaining Standards of Practice in System Design
The systems you design must be compliant with regulations. Everyone is so excited about moving into a household – residents are truly happy, laughter and hugs are spontaneous – that it is easy to forget those things that you must continue to do. You must continue to separate clean and dirty
ORGANIZATIONAL
Provoke the System Embrace Chaos We Develop
We Implement Change Org. Becomes Ever Learning
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“Now is the time to carefully design a future that merges excellence in regulatory compliance with the pleasant
daily life of home.”