{"id":10703,"date":"2022-05-26T13:01:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T18:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=10703"},"modified":"2024-08-01T08:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T13:52:26","slug":"steve-kerrs-three-minutes-of-leadership-perfection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/steve-kerrs-three-minutes-of-leadership-perfection\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Kerr&#8217;s Three Minutes of Leadership Perfection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10703\" class=\"elementor elementor-10703\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6187e39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6187e39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0034d2 elementor-widget 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title=\"S-Kerr-cc\" alt=\"Steve Kerr\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f17747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f17747\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dc7d74\" data-id=\"0dc7d74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56b7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e56b7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hollywood Hijacks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9573a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9573a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I admit to being one of those people who are annoyed when Hollywood stars use their podium time at award shows to preach about their political interests.\u00a0 For me, most of these folks literally live in <em>La La Land<\/em> with limited life experience, perspective or frame of reference.\u00a0 And they choose to hijack an entertainment event to express their unsolicited opinions. Or in the case of Will Smith, hijack the stage and assault the host to express his opinion.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>There was another podium hijack that took place this week that a much different feel. It happened in Dallas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cba7611\" data-id=\"cba7611\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc88f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc88f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-smith-cc-223x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10706\" alt=\"will smith\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-smith-cc-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-smith-cc-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/will-smith-cc.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b543eb8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b543eb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae02ea\" data-id=\"0ae02ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74f284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f74f284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-Kerr-cc-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10705\" alt=\"Steve Kerr\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-Kerr-cc-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-Kerr-cc-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/S-Kerr-cc.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9c2664\" data-id=\"e9c2664\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ff873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ff873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This Was Different<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007083f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"007083f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last Tuesday, May 24, 2022.\u00a0 Pro Basketball Coach Steve Kerr&#8217;s Golden State Warriors were preparing for their Western Conference Finals Playoff game in Dallas. Their playoff game was just hours after the school shooting that occurred 400 miles away in Uvalde, TX.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>NBA Head Coaches are obligated to provide media access both before and after playoff games\u00a0 On Tuesday, Steve Kerr took the podium for his pregame briefing and hijacked the agenda of the basketball game to speak about gun violence and national politics.\u00a0 Unlike the <em>Hollywood Hijackers<\/em>, Mr. Kerr has deep insight and knowledge about being a victim of gun violence.\u00a0 His father, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malcolm_H._Kerr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Kerr<\/a> was shot by terrorists in Lebanon in 1984 while Steve was a college student at Arizona.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steve_Kerr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More on Steve Kerr from Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b4ec7d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b4ec7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2bfc5\" data-id=\"7a2bfc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6ccf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad6ccf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Invest Your Next Three Minutes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e0cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e0cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This video is a worthy use of three minutes and of your time.\u00a0\u00a0It is one of the most profound and moving statements ever by a \u201dsports leader\u201c With opportunity, motive and insight, he seized the moment to <strong><em>put first things first<\/em><\/strong>..\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be6481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5be6481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership Playbook<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0264e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0264e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a moment of clarity in 2016, I composed a post titled <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/leadership-simply-stated\/\"><strong><em>Leadership Simplified<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 My 3 simple steps are recapped below.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-067aea2\" data-id=\"067aea2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806cbe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"806cbe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Q5x4eHn_3tA&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:1,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4138498 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4138498\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fdb389\" data-id=\"2fdb389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2796557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2796557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Leadership<\/strong>\u00a0is about:<\/h4><ol><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Looking at the\u00a0<strong>status quo<\/strong>\u00a0to determine what needs change.<br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Having the\u00a0<strong><em>courage<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>to commit to closing the gap between the current situation to <em><strong>what\u2019s possible<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Taking\u00a0<strong><em>action\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">to\u00a0<strong><em>engage others<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in the cause<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec94071 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec94071\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f8b1b\" data-id=\"54f8b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826fbd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"826fbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steve Kerr has the playbook and executed it with precision and passion in less than three minutes.\u00a0 Is there any better example?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e327d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e327d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPDATE: A Successful Outcome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c956c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c956c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within four weeks of Steve Kerr&#8217;s Passionate Plea (June 21), The US Senate paved the way for what The New York Times calls:<strong><em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/06\/21\/us\/politics\/senate-gun-safety-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the most significant overhaul of the nation\u2019s gun laws in decades.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>This legislation won&#8217;t solve the gun problem. But it will make a difference by saving the lives of some potential victims.\u00a0 The NRA isn&#8217;t happy about it.\u00a0 So that&#8217;s some progress.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>I believe that Coach Kerr gets at least partial credit.\u00a0 \u00a0And it reminds me of the ever inspiring words of Margaret Mead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21159ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21159ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4545aa1\" data-id=\"4545aa1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3786777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3786777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.<\/em><\/h4><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2013 Margaret Mead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c96f6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c96f6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49c4987\" data-id=\"49c4987\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd6487 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ffd6487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938221f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"938221f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Credits<\/h3><p>I first learned of the Steve Kerr event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/sports\/20220525\/odonnell-tnt-merits-sad-props-for-quickly-showcasing-steve-kerrs-call-against-arms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s column in <em>The Daily Herald<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Jim is always an entertaining and insightful read. In this case, Jim inspired me to inspire you.<\/p><p>Photos for Will Smith and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rocor\/29812821746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Kerr<\/a> courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creative Commons<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5121878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5121878\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aef142\" data-id=\"7aef142\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a348ea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"a348ea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"12414\" class=\"elementor elementor-12414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4071460 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4071460\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4707e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a4707e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Tuesday, May 24, 2022.  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