As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment.
Quote of the Week: “Life is what happens while you make other plans.” John Lennon
Humor Break:
Management Speak: There are larger issues at stake.
Translation: I’ve made up my mind so don’t bother me with the facts.
Management Speak: Our business is going through a paradigm shift.
Translation: We have no idea what we’ve been doing, but in the future we shall do something completely different.
Management Speak: I’d like your buy-in on this.
Translation: I want someone else to blame when this thing bombs.
Management Speak: We’re going to follow a strict methodology here.
Translation: We’re going to do it my way.
Management Speak: We have an opportunity.
Translation: You have a problem.
Stat of the Week: From the Department of Unintended Consequences: Be Prepared for What You Don’t See Coming. Thoughtful article with two pieces of good advice – (1) plan ahead (as much as you can) and (2) test the waters.
Action Tip: One of the best management tools for planning ahead is the basic SWOT (not to be confused with SWAT) analysis. Start here and follow the links.
Volunteering: Had it with your Boss (El Jefe)? Want to get away? How about some exotic locations to do good. You can help women in Costa Rica, children in Jamaica or chimps in Cameroon (although this may remind you of the boss).
Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.
