Fantastic idea! I think we should have a brainstorming session, gather data and then come up with a scatter plot so that we can correctly identify the paradigm shift that's obviously occurring.

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

"Parking lot."

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"Go yell at an M&M"

After reading through these threads, I am so glad that I have never had a job that involved an office, a desk, or sitting in front of a computer.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

You're a better man for not having experienced it, believe me. "Soul-sucking" is one way to describe what goes on. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Surely you jest. Today's offices have "ideation" sessions and leverage "imagency." Get with the times, old man!

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"Life is fragile - we are all just a slip or a car crash away from being a very different person."

Do you at least employ 'Best practices' at your business?

Hahahahahaha! The only context in which I've personally ever heard the word "ideation" is when evaluating suicidal patients. "Suicidal ideation" was written all over their emergency treatment records.

As far as "imagency," wasn't that some sort of second sight or visionary power in the Harry Potter books? ;-)

I'm so glad I'm behind the times these days. LOL!

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Yes and everyone's input will be considered. No idea is too big , too small. It takes a village

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

If we're going to execute this strategy we need to be strategic and tactical. We want to make sure we're doing the right things.

I am my business, so, I'll employ whatever practices I want :-).

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Long Chile was a silly place.

It takes a village of idiots, you mean. To leverage our platforms. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Sounds like your company needs a diversity program.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

I'm reaching out to the EEOC about this, even as we speak. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

I'll run that up the chain of command.


hmmm... nope. We're good!

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Long Chile was a silly place.

Sounds like you made a binary choice.

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

Maybe so, but the synergies that'll result will be really scalable.

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

I need to noodle that for a tick.

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I'll be what I am
A solitary man

Here's a pack of yellow Post-It notes to help you organize your train of thought.

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

He definitely doesn't have the proper signage in his break room. I highly doubt he has the 20 + fair whatever posters hanging up

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

Definitely. He sounds to me like one of those Theory X managers.

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Break room?

Hell, what's a break?

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Long Chile was a silly place.

The time between the lumber yard and work site. You should have said signage in your truck.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

I may need a bigger truck!

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Long Chile was a silly place.

Team,

I really like the energy of this discussion, but we appear to be pulling on a lot of threads here. Let's make sure we can commercialize any strategy we develop, and at the end of the day we need to stick to our knitting and fish where the fish are going forward.

drn92

Question for you sorry sacks of shit who work in these corporate environments:

Do you actually have meetings where people gather and talk in this jargon and not actually accomplish anything?

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Long Chile was a silly place.

As much as I hate to admit it, yes. Yes I do. Occasionally I even contribute to the jargon.

However, I work remote about 75% of the time, so rarely wear more than shorts/jeans and a t-shirt. I have a ton of flexibility in where and how I get stuff done. So there are trade offs.

drn92

Yes. But after a while you learn to avoid meeting with said people.

You are the Michael Phelps of jargon. I stand in awe.

I think where the shit actually gets done is in the breakout groups.

So I've heard.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Absolutely. Almost daily.

I'm glad the OP decided to socialize this aspect of the current landscape, because it's been a sea-change in thinking to get to this point and won't be an easy ship to turn around. We just need everyone pulling in the same direction.

Absolutely! I mean, it is what it is, correct?

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

The past 5 years I've reported through two different Presidents, both of whom were ex McKinsey.

But, thank you. It is glad to know that the last 20 years of corporate America is starting to rub off. Like Gladwell says, it takes about 10,000 hours to become an expert!

drn92

That is where the rubber meets the road.

drn92

We really need a "like" function on this board. Because I am liking me some BK corporate speak!

drn92

Sorry I've been slow to respond. I've had my head buried in the quarterly TPS reports. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

yes

What's worse I think is people needless chiming in during one of these just to hear themselves speak. Also bad, meetings or conference calls gives some an opportunity to make it all about themselves and add things nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Comically I sat in on a meeting with an industry expert who gave a great presentation. The nuckle head accompanying him decided he needed to get a word in or two. Got up and tried to draw some crap on the white board to reinforce what the presenter was discussing. It made zero sense and looked like a game of pictionary on the board. Finally realized he was making no sense (after 5 mins) , erased it all and apologized. Almost get bad for the guy.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

I have, at various points in my career(s) and life, been a certified Total Quality Management facilitator, a certified Hoshin Planning facilitator, a Six Sigma practitioner, a lean manufacturing practitioner, gemba kaizen...you name it. I've found that people in those gatherings invariably have a crying need to add to the conversation, not only to hear themselves speak but to show everyone else that they're in on the game, that they're better and smarter than the others, and to impress their bosses and other superiors, even if they have no clue about what's being discussed or give zero f*cks about what's being discussed. It's just human nature. :-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Good grief, TQM. You just unearthed some horrible memories of my time in the USAF about 25 years ago. All sorts of goofy designations and programs that some folks got stuck having to lead and try to sell to everyone else. Very few people paid attention to any of that crap. TQM died an unlamented and relatively quick death in the USAF, but what a waste of time for a couple of years.

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"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

It's true, the military is where I also gained my exposure to TQM (the Navy being the Navy, it was called "total quality leadership" but that was just a name change and nothing more). I got a healthy couple of weeks of temporary additional duty at the Navy Quality Institute in Bethesda, MD, all because my command got TQM fever and decided they needed someone to sit in on all the quality circles and quality workgroups and such that they were going to start up. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Interesting. I honestly don't think I would last a day at a 'real job'!

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Long Chile was a silly place.

I have lasted less than a day at enough "real jobs" to know not to even walk in the door anymore.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

I could see you filling a "train the trainer" position. Let me schedule you for our quarterly "Thrive, Not Just Survive" corporate off-site retreat-type event and let's see if you can grow where you're planted, sir. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Whenever someone tells me or I read in their signature line that they are a black belt in six sigma..... I have unnatural urge to throat punch them.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

I don't really want to know what this means, but... what does it mean?

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

retreat to move forward

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

So do I. That stuff didn't do anyone any good, as far as I could tell. But I was being paid to learn it and then "utilize" it, so I did. Same for lean manufacturing and so forth. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

That sounds to me, an old military man, like "we're just attacking in the other direction." ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

We need to come up with some sawdust themed stupid phrases

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Jim
"In dog beers, I've only had one"
http://www.shakercolonial.com/
Creating custom made furnishing to your requirements

Demore I program, diverse it gets. I've learned to quit while I'm ahead.

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Less is more.

jriosa wrote:

We need to come up with some sawdust themed stupid phrases

Not really construction jargon, but still a funny video.

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Long Chile was a silly place.

And always funnier in an Aussie accent. Good stuff

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Jim
"In dog beers, I've only had one"
http://www.shakercolonial.com/
Creating custom made furnishing to your requirements

I used to volunteer at IM FL and the volunteer coordinator (friend and co-worker at the time) put me in charge of the men's change tent. There was a aussie who came in stripped down and was changing. He looked at the volunteers and said "Can any of you put some vaseline on my butt crack?" He started laughing and told us he was joking. I was disappointed as I had already pulled my latex gloves off in anticipation.

I always picture dilbert with his tie worn as a sweatband when I hear about those people. In my brief stint in the regular corporate world, I found "six sigma" meant more paperwork with less people.

Sadly, all of that shit has invaded the Army and medicine over the years. Glad I retire in 19 years...

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If I don't, who will? -Me
It's like being bipolar in opinion is a requirement around here. -TripleThreat

i'd contribute to this fantastic thread but i have to step into a meeting. stay well.

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Dan Empfield
aka Slowman

I'm not certain that there's been much traction to actually solving the jargon problem here. Further, I've observed some Considers and Continues that leadership should share with individuals in ongoing PD discussions. Pulse your people leader to folllow-up.

Now, fundamentally, this meeting failed to be successful due to a lack of leadership. We must GRPI. Establish the meeting goal. Volunteer/assign the meeting stakeholders' roles. Discuss the process in which the meeting will take place. Discuss the interpersonal relationships so we can be in alignment and have trust with our peers.

Are you tracking with me on this? If you need more time, that's okay! Problem solve a little individually and then ping me on Jabber. Also, don't forget to post to your Yammer sub-groups when we've identified some of the Big Y's for this problem and our CTQs for resolution!!!

Last, beyond this challenge, we need to get some line of sight to what we engage next. How are the KPIs trending?

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Gnothi Seauton.

I really appreciate the holistic approach. I feel like we are creating a win-win situation for all stakeholders.

drn92

This just cost me about 10 IQ points, and those are points I can't afford to lose these days. ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."

Had a late afternoon meeting and we had to table some ideas because we ran out of time.

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"I think I've cracked the code. double letters are cheaters except for perfect squares (a, d, i, p and y). So Leddy isn't a cheater... "

Like Mr. Ken said earlier in this thread, "parking lot." ;-)

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"Politics is just show business for ugly people."