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I believe in this concept so much, I hired an ATD who is a real encourager to lay down even more love on my team (honestly, IвЂ™m not that good at it).Дave lists four things about recognition that I really resonated with. And more than just thank them, I try to highlight something they did especially well, or some of the things that I appreciate about them being there.

I donвЂ™t always get this right, but I try to thank my tech team each weekend for a job well done. ThatвЂ™s the type of recognition that church techs are used to. You know, any time there is any problem with the sound, lights or video, the entire congregation turns around and looks at the tech booth (even if itвЂ™s someone else who made the mistake). In church tech, we call that the neck crane. вЂњHow would you like a job where every time you made a mistake a big red light goes on and eighteen thousand people boo?вЂќ And if youвЂ™re a leader of a volunteer team, know that they like to hear it as well.Дave quotes NHL Hall of Fame goalie, Jacques Plante, who once said However, we do like to hear that we did a good job. We donвЂ™t expect to be paraded out on stage to the cheers of an adoring congregation. Even us techs, who are used to (and generally prefer) to serve in the shadows. He talks about recognition in a corporate setting, but I think itвЂ™s just as applicable in the church as well.Д®veryone needs and wants to be recognized. One thing that really resonated with me is a chapter on recognition. Before that, I read Dave RamseyвЂ™s book, Entreleadership.ДaveвЂ™s book has so much great content, IвЂ™m sure it will generate quite a few more posts. As I mentioned a few days ago, IвЂ™m reading Seth GodinвЂ™s book, Linchpin right now. This effort has been aided by the Kindle Touch I bought a few months ago (I highly recommend it). How have you learned to stay flexible with your plans?Д®ven though IвЂ™ve been really busy this summer, IвЂ™ve tried to keep up with my reading.

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Now if youвЂ™ll excuse me, I just learned that the painter burned through more than 3/4 of our ceiling paint on the first of three rooms, so I need to figure out how to keep that process moving in the morningвЂ¦ We have to be flexible and hold our plans loosely. The best TDs I know donвЂ™t start with вЂњNoвЂќ and work their way to вЂњMaybe.вЂќ They start with вЂњSure, we can do that!вЂќ and quickly follow it up with, вЂњHow are we going to do that?вЂќ But they figure out a way and make it happen. These last few weeks, weвЂ™ve been talking about traits that make you successful as a TD, and I think this is another one of those. We spend a lot of time during the week making sure weвЂ™re as prepared as possible come Saturday, so if we do have last minute changes, they donвЂ™t send us into panic mode. I often say that we plan as much as we can so we can take care of the stuff we didnвЂ™t know about. Hang some extra lights coving areas of the stage you donвЂ™t normally use, just in case you need them (or at least have some you can re-aim quickly). To accommodate last minute band changes, make sure you have extra capacity built in to your system so itвЂ™s not a major headache to add a few channels. With my build, I was able to keep moving forward so we didnвЂ™t get too far behind schedule. Of course, to be flexible, you have to have well thought out processes and plenty of backup plans. Which is great, except you have no light on half the stage.

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You were expecting a half-stage full of musicians, and a whole stage full turned up.

You thought the guitar player was just bringing his acoustic, and 10 minutes before soundcheck, you discover he not only brought his electric but is singing as well. Weekend services are a prime time to stay flexible as well. Now, when we do get the room, we should be able to nail the stuff together quickly with minimal downtime.

Thankfully, I had fully dimensioned working drawings for the stages and tech booths, so we spent a day cutting, labeling and stacking. So that meant I had to be flexible to adjust.

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Not building for 5 days meant my install schedule was messed up. So all that lumber I loaded into those rooms had to move out, and it would be 5 days before I could actually build. However, the painters needed the room cleared to paint the ceilings, and the electricians werenвЂ™t done wiring the ceilings yet. When dealing with multiple trades, you simply must be flexible with your plans.ДЇor example, I planned on building stages and tech booths on Monday. The renovation project I am managing right now has been a perfect reminder of this truth. However, I have learned that staying flexible is one of the most important thing a TD can do. While I wish I could contort myself into that position, I am pretty sure itвЂ™s not possible for me.

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