It's very hard to hide behind simple. Simple means everyone understands, there's no confusion, they can see the intention clearly. And for that very reason some people will choose to be confusing.

The people pleaser in an organisation is simultaneously loved and hated. They are loved by all above them and hated by all beneath them. The higher ups love the way the people pleaser says yes to everything. They especially love it when the people pleaser accomodates the higher up's preference for beating traffic, even though … Continue reading People pleasing – love hate →

The hierarchy of a company is like a pyramid. There's one person at the top and many at the bottom. It's easy to visualise and it's quite efficient. To have an inverted pyramid, with many at the top and one at the bottom, would be lunacy. It would take the many forever to come to … Continue reading Chief to Indian ratio →

The trick is to be decisive when it’s not an emergency. The trick is to know what you want when there is not time pressure. The trick is to be switched on and detailed focused when your back isn’t against the wall. Waiting for it to be urgent to spring into action is procrastination at … Continue reading Productivity v panic →

Every superhero needs to have a weakness. Otherwise it's boring. The struggle is what makes it interesting and we love the struggle. We love to see our heroes pushed to their limits and producing something extraordinary.   Nobody would pay to see Superman swat flies.

Some people say that every group needs a ‘fall guy’. Someone to be the butt of the majority of the jokes. I see this philosophy at work every now and then and I always sympathize with the ‘fall guy’. I personally don’t condone this behavior and think groups should find alternative forms of communication but … Continue reading The fall guy →

Today I was given a challenge to write a blog post on either the key to happiness or ‘Miss Congeniality’ the movie. After weighing up both options it occurred to me that one could answer the other. Not that the key to happiness is watching Miss Congeniality (don’t get me wrong, I like the movie, … Continue reading Congeniality & happiness →

“Your point of view is baffling to me, how could you believe that?” What I believe happens is that a series of differing interpretations compound and eventually lead to radically different conclusions. For example: If we take three events and pull a conclusion from it. So one person sees A + B + C and … Continue reading “Your point of view is baffling … →

Promises - so much easier when the promisor and the one fulfilling the promise are the same person. One should exercise extreme caution when making promises for others to fill. It assumes the other person both wants to do it and can do it. Not only is this act based on two assumptions but it … Continue reading Promising and fulfilling →

I was at a gig recently. I didn't really know the band. I only knew one of their songs before the concert but my friend offered me a free ticket and I thought 'why not'. So I'm at this gig, it's coming towards the end of the night, everyone is anticipating the favourite song to … Continue reading Risky Video →