Yes
Yes. That’s the answer to the question, “Can this really be happening?” Now… What are you going to do about it? Alex Bellink via Compfight
A RANT!
Stop Waiting! Do Something!
This is a rant. This is a rant at all the people who complain about the way things are and do nothing to change it. You don’t have to be someone to do something. You just have to be willing to do something. Yes, you will have to give your time to the cause for
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Sacred Cows
Juan Lois via Compfight I love idioms. Idioms are words that have a figurative meaning beyond their literal meaning. Idioms are terrible traps for people trying to learn the language, because their real meaning cannot be found in the words you are reading. One of my favorite English idioms is sacred cows. According to the
Cartooning
Perhaps I’ve been visiting Gaping Void too often, but I’ve caught a minor cartooning bug. My cartoons aren’t meeting my expectations and yet they are letting out a bit of pent up picture drawing (albeit with Microsoft Office drawing tools) energy. Enjoy tonight’s cartoon and please tune in on Halloween for a long-planned introduction of
Your baby’s ugly
I’ve acquired a new aversion. I now hate the phrase: “That’s like telling him his baby’s ugly.” The offending phrase is oft used to encourage you to soften your opinion against another person’s project/position/process/behavior. The phrase is offered to encourage you to ease up on your loathing of the other’s thing (see list above). It
Barriers to Collaboration
What stops someone from collaborating with someone else these days? Is it physical barriers like locked doors and barred windows, disconnected phone lines or lost internet connections? Or is it most often a barrier lurking between your ears? You didn’t call the other person before you sent them a tasking because you say, “That’s not
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Tired of fighting
You can be tired of fighting and take a rest so you can pick the fight back up another day. …or… You can be tired of fighting and give up your principles to just get along. Rest to fight another day. Don’t give up.
Part of the Solution
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “If you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.” Often times we are part of the problem in the very systems that we wish would change. If your boss never implements your ideas, ask yourself how many of your own ideas you’ve tried to implement.
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Tell Us How You Really Feel
Tell us how you really feel.” This is often said in jest after someone shares their passionate opinion with others. What does this statement say about an organization? That the truth is rare? That passion is scarce? That you are avoiding the brutal facts? Yes, yes, and yes. Beware the organization that mocks (in fun
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It’s about will, not rules
Tonight a friend asked me, when comparing two organizations, why one seemed capable of accommodating and adapting and the other seemed closed and rigid. Both organizations operate from the same set of rules and yet one bends to the situation and the other breaks at each slight breeze. Why? Here’s what I suggested as the
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