You don't have to crash your car into the planter box to know that ......
I was chatting to a friend the other day about different management techniques and I commented that some people will crash a boat 10 times then blame the iceberg. We both found that amusing (as we have experienced that in our many combined years of working in Corporate wherever) but also found it a little disconcerting that it was so true. Surely we have evolved enough as humans to realize that sometimes the best way is to ask for guidance or help, otherwise we will run out of orchestras and Leo DiCaprio's (not necessarily a bad thing). Someone has to steer the ship but there needs to be collaboration. The person on the helm (really getting into this ship analogy right now) needs input from the Navigator, Engineering and the Radar Operator. Back in the olden days they had lookouts posted on the bow and up the mast, now we have radar, sonar and GPS to help plot the route. Without those external inputs the person on the helm might miss the iceberg but chances of getting you safe to shore are pretty much slim to bugger all.
Yes we learn from our mistakes (well at least we are meant to) but that doesn't mean we have to make every mistake ourselves. You don't need to learn from experience that a red hot stove element is not something to rest your hand on because you have learnt that fact through collaboration. I have a friend that was dead set on putting a planter box in their driveway in a certain position. I said that if the put the planter box there then they will knock it over with their car as soon as they back down the driveway, however my friend disagreed with me and had to prove via a planter box to rear bumper experience that I was correct. We now refer to that event in statements such as 'You don't have to crash your car into the planter box to know that ......'
I know I know, get on with it. I have been told that these posts are too wordy however that sort of collaboration is just not needed. I have to pontificate before I start to inebriate. (oh, I like that line).
So da'fuck does this have to do with Poets Day. Working hard is also working smart and working smart is getting input from people that have experience. The person on the helm shouldn't necessarily look for navigational input from the ship cat but a good helmsman (or woman) should not have to look far to find a trusted mentor. Someone who maybe knows where the icebergs are, what they look like and what is needed to avoid them. Or just someone who knows that the planter box is exactly where the rear bumper will be as you back down the drive. Look at the America's Cup (someone has to, ratings are pretty crap) and you will see that they work as a team providing input to the skipper and the skipper makes decisions based on those inputs. Learn from the people around you that have relevant experience or good knowledge and you might just save Leo's life. Sure, we still need to experience certain things to learn, but there are some things that are just not worth learning about.
Work hard, play hard and earn your inspiration
Happy Poets Day
Yes we learn from our mistakes (well at least we are meant to) but that doesn't mean we have to make every mistake ourselves. You don't need to learn from experience that a red hot stove element is not something to rest your hand on because you have learnt that fact through collaboration. I have a friend that was dead set on putting a planter box in their driveway in a certain position. I said that if the put the planter box there then they will knock it over with their car as soon as they back down the driveway, however my friend disagreed with me and had to prove via a planter box to rear bumper experience that I was correct. We now refer to that event in statements such as 'You don't have to crash your car into the planter box to know that ......'
I know I know, get on with it. I have been told that these posts are too wordy however that sort of collaboration is just not needed. I have to pontificate before I start to inebriate. (oh, I like that line).
So da'fuck does this have to do with Poets Day. Working hard is also working smart and working smart is getting input from people that have experience. The person on the helm shouldn't necessarily look for navigational input from the ship cat but a good helmsman (or woman) should not have to look far to find a trusted mentor. Someone who maybe knows where the icebergs are, what they look like and what is needed to avoid them. Or just someone who knows that the planter box is exactly where the rear bumper will be as you back down the drive. Look at the America's Cup (someone has to, ratings are pretty crap) and you will see that they work as a team providing input to the skipper and the skipper makes decisions based on those inputs. Learn from the people around you that have relevant experience or good knowledge and you might just save Leo's life. Sure, we still need to experience certain things to learn, but there are some things that are just not worth learning about.
Work hard, play hard and earn your inspiration
Happy Poets Day
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