I confess I have some OCD issues. Most of us do. For example, I like to keep my square Tupperware separated from my round. We won't list the myriad of other quirky preferences that play out in my life and my work. {grin}

So, when my almost-11-year-old son Jordan asked Monday if he could start mowing the lawn, I was torn. On the one hand, I was filled with joy that my son would actually want to take on a chore! On the other hand, thanks to the fine instruction of my father when I was around the same age, I learned to mow VERY straight rows from a man who once groomed golf courses to put himself through college at Illinois State University.

I had a choice to make. How important is it to me that the neighbors look at my lawn and think, "Boy, that is the most well-manicured lawn I've ever seen!" You can guess the choice - I taught Jordan how to mow. And I let go of the outcome.

Same goes for teams. They might not do it exactly how you would. And, if you teach them, and they get the outcome you're after, even if the process isn't precisely the same, who cares?