The power rangers are having a meeting to discuss the latest attack on their city. You can tell just from the body language who is going to take ownership of the problem and who will ignore it. The green power ranger isn't paying attention he's on his phone. He's leaning back in his chair with his feet … Continue reading Owning vs disowning a problem
Author: thomaspfduggan
Morale code
You come across an immoral act. An act that happens regularly and it conflicts with your morale code. You ask around and everyone already knew about it. They don’t seem to care. So what do you do? Justify it and join the rest of your group? Try to change the norm? Or find a new … Continue reading Morale code
Are you near?
You planned to meet up with someone at 2 but it's 2:05 and they haven't arrived, they haven't even contacted you. You craft a message to them. It simply says: 'Where are you?' You're about to hit send. When you're old pal Jeeves appears at your shoulder. 'Might I make a suggestion sir?' 'Please do … Continue reading Are you near?
Checking screens
Checking how much work everyone else is doing and making sure that you appear busy looks exhausting. It's a lot less effort and better for your peace of mind if you just become more productive. When you're actually productive you don't care what anyone else is doing because you're too busy getting the work done. The war … Continue reading Checking screens
Initiative
Taking initiative is a big win for all involved and I would highly recommend it. Managers like initiative because it means you weren't just standing around waiting for orders. You showed the ability to see an opportunity and the courage to act on it. Furthermore, managers are very busy, they can't do all the thinking and … Continue reading Initiative
Only one way to find out
A job opens up in your company, a job you could do well. They're accepting internal applications but everyone has to interview. Would you go for it? You peruse the job description, you could definitely do this job and it's more pay. You start to debate it in your head, will I go for it? … Continue reading Only one way to find out
Hidden Fees
Discovering hidden fees has to be one of the most negative touch points there is. A customer finding out about a fee, when the first bill arrives and it's too late, isn't acceptable. It's obvious why it was a hidden fee. The company knew you wouldn't like it, so they kept it a secret, in … Continue reading Hidden Fees
Time back
You can make money back. But you can't get time back. Your time is limited and you don't know what the limit is. It could all be over tomorrow and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it. Time is moving in one direction. You can't pause it or go backward. Second by second … Continue reading Time back
It’s easier to ignore an email than a person.
In today's world it's becoming more and more common for people to ignore emails. People are getting better and better at ghosting others. But saying your project failed because no one answered your emails isn't good enough. Nobody wants to hear it because it's obviously a cop-out. An unanswered email is just the first test … Continue reading It’s easier to ignore an email than a person.
Without a map
Recently I had to drive to a place I've never been to before. Just before leaving the house I had a quick look at the destination's location on Google maps and saw that it was in a familiar area. I hooked my phone to my car and the instructions came through the speakers loud and … Continue reading Without a map
