Unhelpful rhythm
Unless you’re following a recipe, doing things for the first time means making things up as you go along. There’s no guide book. Nobody who’s not…
It’s easy to settle into a rhythm. This is how we do things, this is the pace we work, this is the way we talk to each other, this is how it’s done.
Culture. The way we do things around here when we don’t talk about the way we do things around here. Automatic. Normal.
Which is lovely and everything except when normal is unhelpful.
Unhelpful like moan-fests – where everyone moans but no one take the initiative to sort them out.
Unhelpful like happy-talk – where Dr Pangloss is in charge and no one confronts or even acknowledges the brutal truth.
Unhelpful like complexity-celebrity – where difficulties are emphasised to the point where they’re unchallengeable, insoluble, inestimable.
Unhelpful like slow-boats – where the pace we work keeps everyone outside the dock.
You set the tone.
Tell a joke, be honest, confront the dragon, get things moving.
Skippy strategy: Break the unhelpful rhythm.
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