Just like any other relationship, sometimes your relationship with your work team can get in a slump. Nothing is really wrong; it just feels a little hum-drum. It’s missing that old spark it once had. You may even be wishfully looking at other teams inside or outside your business and wondering, “Is the grass really greener on the other side?” But, before you jump ship and seek out the frontier of a new team, maybe you should try an experiment. Consider a manager swap.
If you’ve ever watched ABC’s television show “Wife Swap,” a manager swap is very similar. It goes something like this.
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When you hate Mondays, when the week days never end, when you’re irritated at everything and everyone at work, do you ever wonder what it would be like to really love your job?
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, ABC’s World News reported that during his presidency, Bill Clinton misplaced the launch card with the codes required to initiate a nuclear attack, according to the new memoir of former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Hugh Shelton. Shelton’s memoir calls the mislaid card, “a gargantuan deal.” And, it sounds like it is. But, while misplacing the key to authorize the use of nuclear weapons could have been disastrous, it’s usually the little things that we sometimes lose that we really have to worry about.
Sometimes it stinks to work in the summertime. The kids are out of school. Everyone’s mind is on vacation or their upcoming weekend at the lake. And, all that cheery sunshine beckons to you from the window. But, work must go on. 
Rob Gregory, owner of Rochester Ford Toyota, tells of a mentor of his who told him, “When things go incorrectly, do you know where you should start? There’s a nice big mirror in the men’s room. Go down and take a look there first.” Rob continues, “Oh, he used to make me angry! I would say, ‘That’s not the problem, it’s them!’” He realized, though, that he didn’t really have any control over anyone, “but at least sometimes, I stand a chance with me. And that’s where it starts.”
Over the years, maintaining a healthy work-life balance has become increasingly important to workers at all levels and across all industries. From spending more time with family to preventing health-related issues ranging from heart disease to depression, people are realizing the benefits of drawing a line between work and their personal life. 
Multiple times each day, I get calls, letters, or emails from people around the world who have read my books, watched my movies, heard me speak, or read my columns. I welcome these inquiries as I include my contact information in my books, speeches, and at the end of these weekly columns. Occasionally, one of my readers has a comment or a question that I feel applies to all of us, so I like to share the wealth. 
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