The Unspoken » work http://www.theunspoken.co.uk Barriers to change: the unspoken issues in life, leadership and work Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 What’s about to explode in your world? http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/whats-going-to-explode-in-your-world/ http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/whats-going-to-explode-in-your-world/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/?p=159 Putting a lid on problems is a temporary solution

Things that are not dealt with or processed invariably build up to a point where they explode.

First, the pressure tries to release itself sideways, damaging the structures it invades along the way. As the pressure increases, the organis(ation)(m) gets sicker.

Eventually, the structure cannot contain the pressure any more. The more rigid it is – and the more it hardens itself to try to contain the pressure – the bigger and more destructive the explosion.

]]> http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/whats-going-to-explode-in-your-world/feed/ 0 “We must eliminate all non-value added activity!” http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/and-another-to-see-what-the-page-looks-like/ http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/and-another-to-see-what-the-page-looks-like/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:03:58 +0000 admin http://www.theunspoken.co.uk/?p=39 A real quote from real people in a real business meeting.

A crusade against the evils of the intangible! A jihad on all that which cannot be measured!

This is one of those moments when intention and jargon combine to assume the qualities of a crusade, exhorting people to take up arms to fight for something they would struggle to describe. To fight – and die – for an idea that they dare not resist or object to. You’re either with us, or you’re against us.

Here, the believer. There, the unbeliever.

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