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Butwhethertheseworkersleftbe- causetheycouldn’tpledgeallegiance toholacracyorbecausetheyrecog- SURVEY:UNCERTAIN thecompany’sfutureorstabilitywasnext,at and reassuring employees during uncomfort- nizedtheirjobswereoutoffavoris EXPECTATIONSTOP unclear.ThepublicationQuartzreports 15 percent, and learning new processes and ableperiodswhentheyhavenotyetmastered thatRajansaidinaninterviewthatthe CAUSEOFSTRESSAMID rulesfollowedclosebehind. newtasks,hesaid. majorityoftherecentgroupwholeft WORKPLACECHANGE “Employees are telling us that much of Workplace change provokes emotions aremanagerswhodidn’tfillcritical thedisequilibriumaroundchangeiscoming similar to the stages of grief, and it’s only roleswithinacompanythatnolonger ByAlexiaElejalde-Ruiz|CHICAGOTRIBUNE from managers,” said Richard A. 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GeneralManager: Copyright©2016ChicagoTribune MaggieWartik,@mwartik Circulation: CompanyLLC.Allrightsreservedasto [email protected] theentirecontent.Notforresale. 5 R E D E Y E l T H U R S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 2 8 , 2 0 16 6 NewWhiteSoxannouncer JasonBenettiatU.S.CellularField. 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[Laughs.]He’sbeensogoodtome,I’d havetogethimtheSoxjob.Idon’tthink I’dtakethecontract,butit’snotbecause IdisliketheCubs,[butrather]mostly becauseLenhasbeensogoodtome.” Onholdingviewers’interestduring blowouts:“That’sthefunpartofthis job.Whetherit’ssomedevicethat [SteveStoneandI]choosetodothatwe triggerifit’sa10-runleadeitherway, wedoblank,orifit’sjustorganickindof offthecuff,Idon’tknowwhatit’sgoing tobe.DowereciteDickens?Dowedo songsfrom‘Oklahoma’?Dowejustplay Scattergories?Idon’tknow.Ordowe person,andthenasIgetoldertomakesuremy “IFOUNDAN many things that were running around his talkaboutbigger-picturestuff?Dowe musclescontinuetoworkastheyworkright ARTICLEHEWROTE brainduringtheeventthathewascovering,” havefunwithSteve’scareer?...Ordowe now.Butthat’smoreaprotectivemeasure,and said Ian Eagle, a longtime CBS broadcaster havebabyphotosoftheSox?…What WHENHEWASIN lotsofpeoplehavetodothatsortofthing.” and mentor of Benetti’s. “He actually has dowedothat’sinnovative,becauseyes, FOURTHGRADE attentionspansareshorterthanthey What lots of people do not have, by any learnedhowtostreamlineandbestutilizehis stretch,isthechancetocallgamesfortheir ORSO.IT’SATWO- vocabularyforthemoment.It’sararity.” werebefore,butno,thatdoesn’tmeana three-hourgamecan’texist.” favorite team—even if Benetti virtually pre- PAGETHINGTHAT Benettiwillbeabletoleanonhisbreadth dictedittwodecadesago. SAYS,‘IWONDER ofexperience,havingservedasbothahome- Onhisfather,whogrewupaCubs fan:“Idothinkit’skindoffunnythat “Ifoundanarticlehewrotewhenhewasin teamandnationalbroadcaster.Avoidingpre- WHATIWILLBEIN mydadisnowacompletelyconverted fourth grade or so,” said Sue Benetti, Jason’s dictabilitywhileengagingtheaudienceisthe 20YEARS.’THENEXT Soxfan.He’sgotaSoxlogoonhis mother.“It’satwo-pagethingthatsays,‘Iwon- nameofthegame. Facebookpage.HewasaCubsfan.But derwhatIwillbein20years.’Thenextpage PAGESAYS,‘IWOULD “[IntheSox’sbooth],you’regoingtoneed graduallyovertimewestartedgoing says,‘IwouldlovetobeaWhiteSoxbroad- LOVETOBEAWHITE to be varied game by game, week by week, tomoreSoxgames.MymomisaSox caster.IadmireKenHarrelson.’Evennowit monthbymonth,”Benettisaid.“Thenagain, fan,andhissonjustgothiredbythe SOXBROADCASTER. makesmewanttocrybecauseit’slikefate.” youhavetodowhatyoudowelleverynight. Sox.What’shegonnado?He’sgotno IADMIREKEN choice,it’soveratthispoint.[Laughs.]” Startingthisseason,Benettiwillworkthe Sothere’sthatconstanttugging.AtaBonJovi majority of the home games alongside ana- HARRELSON.’EVEN concert,somebody’sgoingtoyell,‘Play“Livin’ HESAYS___,YOUSAY___ lystSteveStone.Longtimeplay-by-playman NOWITMAKES on a Prayer!” ’ right?That’s something that JasonBenettitoldtheMLBNetworkthat Harrelson will handle road contests as well MEWANTTOCRY he’sgottodo.Butatsomepointyougottago “he’snotacatchphraseguy”buthedoes asahandfulofhomegames.Harrelsonisde- BECAUSEIT’SLIKE tothedeepercutsaswell.That’sthefunofbe- liketheboardgame.Timetorunwith creasing his workload to reduce the fatigue ingateamannounceristodoboth,whatyou that.Putonthespottoplaythegameas FATE.” oftravelingfromhishomeinIndianatoU.S. dowelleverynightandthentoreallyexperi- ifthesewordswereinfrontofhim,the CellularField. mentandtakesomerisks.” newSoxTVannouncerturnedinan —SueBenetti,JasonBenetti’smother All-Stareffort.Mostly. Benetti’sroadtotheSoxboothtookhim Allwhilemakingfansforgethehasadisor- fromtheradiostationatHomewood-Floss- der.Howdoesonedothat?Ahealthydoseof 2005WhiteSox:“GeoffBlum, moorHighSchool,toundergradatSyracuse itissuchalongseasonandtheword‘grind’is optimismgoesalongway. championship” FrankThomas:“BigHurt…it’sdone” and law school at Wake Forest, to calling often thrown around.With Jason you never “Mostlyit’sbeen,‘Hey,canpeopledealwith ChrisSale:“Greatfrontlinepitcher, games for the Syracuse Chiefs minor-league knowinwhatdirectionhecanturn,andthat me not looking straight into a camera,’ and, Sox,young” baseballteam,toannouncingcollegebasket- isexcitingtome.” ‘Hey,whenIrunintosomeoneonajetway,do Chicagowinters:“‘L’frozen,ice,O’Hare ballandfootballforESPN. WhereasHarrelsonwearshisemotionson theythinkthewheelchairisformewhenIget delays,December” “He’sthesmartestguyintheroompretty hissleevewhenhe’sfiredup,Benetti’sstyleis offtheplane?Dopeopleseemeasafulland Syracuse:“EvencolderthanChicago mucheverywherehegoes,”saidKevinBrown, more understated.Viewers also might want completeperson?’Andtheansweratthispoint mosttimes,Orange,Otto,Boeheim” whocalledChiefsgameswithBenettiforfour tobookmarkthesaurus.comontheirsmart- isreallyyes,andIfeelgreatabouthumanityin Chicagosummers:“Beautiful,Grant years.“…Ifyou’retryingtoout-humorhim, phones and be prepared to learn the finer thatway,andthat’swhyI’llalwaysbegrateful Park,TasteofChicago,June,July… AlthoughIusedtheword‘Chicago,’ it’s like going up against Mike Tyson in his pointsofadvancedanalytics. totheSoxnomatterhowthisturnsoutfortak- soyou’regoingtohavetobuzzmeon prime.Ithinkthatwillcomeoutontheair, “Believeitornot,hehadtolearnhowto ingwhatreallyisagreatchance.” that.” too,especiallyinasportlikebaseballwhere harnessthatinmanywaysbecausehehadso @REDEYESPORTSCHI|[email protected] 8 E Y E D JOIN NOW E R l 6 01 2 8, 2 Y $0 Enrollment R A U N A J Y, A D S 1 Month FREE! 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