1. It’s a choice.
Choose wisely.
By Ken Miller

2. 
 P3 is a simple reminder of what it takes to build our
teams.
 We all have room for improvement, regardless of
title or position.
 We have the ability to build the best department.
 All that is stopping us, is ourselves.
 In the following slides we will discuss this simple
concept to help us succeed together.
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3. 
 P 3 is an acronym for,
 Positive attitude
 Personal ownership
 Pride
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4. 
 Positive attitude – Something we have all been guilty
of is coming to work with a ton of things on our
mind and not focusing on doing our best. It’s human
nature to be overwhelmed at times. But we as
professionals have to try and rise above and at least
attempt to be positive. Just as negativity is
contagious, so is positivity. The old saying smiles are
contagious is as true today as ever.
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5. 
 Positive attitude – Can make a good day great and a
bad day bearable. No one enjoys working in doom
and gloom. Take a moment to find the good in the
situation. Instead of tearing things down, take an
opportunity to build people up. It’s called team
building for a reason. It may be that a situation
doesn’t have an obvious “good” side. Use it as a
training scenario so the next time it occurs you’re
better prepared.
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 Example – If one of your team comes in a bad mood,
how long is it until the rest of the team is upset and
also in bad mood? 5 minutes? An hour? Half the
day? It’s happened in as little as 15 minutes. And
makes for a long day.
 When most come in a positive mood how long does
it take to become contagious? Almost instantly,
people begin to laugh and smile.
 Attitudes are contagious, good or bad, it’s your
choice.
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7. 
 Example –
 Positive comments breed positivity, i.e.- “Good job”,
“thanks for your help”, “great work”, “hey, great
idea on the class schedule”, and so on, build people
up. In turn building up our teams.
 Negative comments breed negativity, i.e.- What were
you thinking, that’s stupid, why can’t you do it right,
this sucks, that’s a dumb thing to say, why do we
have to do this, why did that change; tears people
down and causes dissension in the team.
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8. 
 Example –
 Taking an extra second to think about how
something is said makes an enormous difference.
i.e.- “WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING?
ARE YOU STUPID?” vs. “Why was this situation
handled like that? Were there other circumstances?
 Simply rephrasing a question or comment can make
it positive or negative. Think before you speak. We
need to build our team not tear it down.
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9. 
 Personal ownership- Is simply taking ownership or
responsibility for a task or situation. How can you fix
something you don’t own? To be dedicated to a
project’s success, it takes claiming it as your own.
How many of us have used the term “the”
department instead of “my” department? A simple
vocabulary change and the ownership changes.
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10. 
 Personal ownership – By taking ownership of
projects, tasks, and positions, we are showing that
we have claimed responsibility for seeing it through.
Again building our people up, and taking on the
responsibility of training those who haven't had the
opportunities of others.
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11. 
 Example – “My” department instead of “The”
department.
 Everything we do, whether good or bad reflects on
us. Why wouldn’t we want to own what effects us
most. Our image, their perception of us.
 If “we” train as a team, grow as a team and succeed
as a team, the sky is the limit.
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12. 
 Pride – The last but not the least. Pride is one of the
most important aspects of the P3 philosophy. We
take pride in telling people things like I’m a Teacher,
I’m a Mother/Father, I’m an Educator/
Instructor/Administrator. But pride is more than
where you work or the job you have. Taking pride in
who you are and how you conduct yourself is even
more important. A wise old Professor once told me;
“As an Instructor you will always be held to a higher
level of responsibility.”
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13. 
 Pride- Is how you approach every situation. Take
pride in every action that you do. Every task and
special project that is requested should give you
another opportunity to prove how much pride you
take in your work. Taking pride in your work isn’t
bowing down to the corporate machine or giving in
to peer pressure. Not taking pride in your work
however is giving in to peer pressure.
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14. 
 The P3 ideology isn't to meant to solve everything.
It’s simply a reminder that being positive, taking
ownership, and having pride in your work will go a
long way in building the team we all want to be a
part of. We all came here to be a part of something
fantastic. The opportunities here are unprecedented.
We have the building blocks of the finest schools in
the southeast. To build it together we must take
ownership of it.
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