I can see now it was naive of me to think a deep seeded problem was going to go away after one conversation. Of course it was going to take more. The conversation definitely helped. No doubt about it. A start was made but it was just a start. I suppose it's only natural in … Continue reading Deep seeded patience →

Miles hates Law. Ironically, he has worked as a lawyer his whole career and now runs his own law firm. A law firm he loathes entering everyday. Miles' reply to the inevitable, 'why don't you just change careers?', is - it's too late to change. Miles is approximately ten years off retirement and it looks … Continue reading Too late to change →

'That's Jeremy. He's a jock.' And with just one word (jock) our mind gets to work fleshing out a whole set of assumptions about what to expect from Jeremy. A label is great if you want to be a stereotype but very limiting if you want to be a multifaceted human being.

Kelly has spent her whole life only interacting with people she liked. She screamed the house down if her parents even suggested a play date with someone outside her approved friend group. The length of time she would spend in a job was determined by the chemistry she had with her coworkers. And now Kelly … Continue reading Kelly’s avoidance →

Does anyone want to meet up on Sunday? Can’t. Sorry can’t have a family thing. Can’t do Sunday. Can’t, I have to work. Can’t but I can do Monday. —— ‘Can’t but I can ...’ Every organizer’s lifeline. It says I see what you’re trying to do and I’m going to help you out.

Someone has just fleshed out your project proposal. You now have a better view of what it would take to see your project through and you start to feel uncomfortable. You think to yourself: 'Wow, this project is going to require a lot more time, money and effort than I thought it was.' Now you … Continue reading Uncomfortable project requirements →

I am a member of a filmmakers group on facebook and within this group there are regular requests for help. Requests for actors or directors or sound experts. It's quite frequent. What is also a regular occurence, is the subject of payment. If the post didn't specify whether it was paid or unpaid work it … Continue reading Is this paid work? →

I reckon there is a quota for the amount of leaders per team. I think a team full of captains would stall in the strategy phase, never making any progress, spending the whole time arguing. It's obvious in the working world because there are clear organisation structures, hierarchies and everyone knows who their boss is. … Continue reading Leadership quota →

Manchester United is a football club that is over a hundred years old. At this stage the number of players who have represented the club must be in the thousands or possibly tens of thousands. Despite this huge cycle of personnel I would theorize that the team always had leaders. Even when a charismatic influential … Continue reading Always have leaders →

Watching a leader take a chaotic situation by the scruff of its neck is a sight to behold. To see someone corral a group of headless chickens and lead them out of madness is great. The leader is animated, solving problems left, right and center, giving clear concise directions to their followers. As impressive as … Continue reading Decapitated poultry →