What does that mean?

I started to write a post a week ago and found myself stumped.  It didn’t seem to make since but the idea behind it seemed sound.  This morning I decided to attack the idea from a different perspective and and started looking for other opinions on the web.  That is when I found the problem.  Words have different meanings.  Duh, you say.

But here is my point, we go through our day communicating with all sorts of people in various departments and we think we are connecting.  But we might not be connecting at all.  Consider this, a word or phrase in your department means something positive but to the group you are working with it is a negative.  Use the word in a meeting and the project is sunk.

What does that mean?  It means we have to take time to consider our words and our actions.  We probably would be well served to learn as much as possible about the people or group we are reaching out too.

Sooner versus Later

As a general rule it is almost always better to deal with a problem sooner rather than later.  In most  cases the problem does not go away on its own.  Sometimes it just gets bigger.  What’s the best way to deal with a problem?  Carefully and quickly.

Little ponds, big fish and growth

Once there was a little fish swimming in a little pond.  One day he hoped to grow as big as the big fish in the little pond.  Then he looked around and noticed the water was stale and the big fish were sluggish.  He realized that while it would be fun to be a big fish in a little pond, if the water is polluted it is best to grow legs and scurry off to a new pond.

Don’t be a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a stale pond.  Evolve and find a pond that encourages growth and healthy development.