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Why do I mention this?

Freddy was on one of the worst teams in baseball, my Pittsburgh Pirates. Even though he was on the worst team he did not let that affect his performance at work. It would be very easy to let your individual performance suffer whne the organization you work for is going down faster than the Titanic in icy water.

Do you allow your individual performance at work slack when your organization is falling apart all around you? Or do you let your individual performance slack when the project you are working on begins to fall apart?

A true test of character is when everything around you is falling apart but you are still able to hold it together. We can all learn something from Freddy on how to preserve in the face of a sinking ship.