Very Informal Learning: From Portland to Geneva in Four Minutes
Even skype chat offers learning conversation opportunities. This is what you can type in a chat window in four minutes between Portland and Geneva...
[10:33:55 PM] Andy says: How can one work situation with all the money and talent be such a torture chamber and another situation with a few fairly tolerable people turn out to be such a great job and incredibly productive?
Gillian says: Because work is all about relationships and when they are good, work is generally higher quality, and when they are bad the same positive correlation is often true.
Gillian says: And I think we have a lot more control over our work environment than we think. There is a nice little book about the Seattle Fish Market called "Fish" which is all about making great workplace environments. You should check it out; you can read it in about 2 hours.
Andy says: I'd throw trust in there somewhere. This latest gig has really let me make my own mistakes and fix them. It's kept me interested the entire time. There has been no second guessing and back stabbing that just kills any and all ambition.
Gillian says: Yes, and I think that trust is fundamental to a good relationship.
Andy says: Yeah, my boss really has done that well. The gal I work with could make soooo much money somewhere else, but he leaves her (and me) alone to get the work done.
Gillian says: And she would rather have a good working environment with a little less money than a bad working environment with loads of money - good for your boss.
Andy says: Yeah, my boss doesn't have any money so a good work environment is all he has to offer. You know how non-profits work.
[10:37:09 PM] Gillian says: Yep, I work in a non-profit.
[10:33:55 PM] Andy says: How can one work situation with all the money and talent be such a torture chamber and another situation with a few fairly tolerable people turn out to be such a great job and incredibly productive?
Gillian says: Because work is all about relationships and when they are good, work is generally higher quality, and when they are bad the same positive correlation is often true.
Gillian says: And I think we have a lot more control over our work environment than we think. There is a nice little book about the Seattle Fish Market called "Fish" which is all about making great workplace environments. You should check it out; you can read it in about 2 hours.
Andy says: I'd throw trust in there somewhere. This latest gig has really let me make my own mistakes and fix them. It's kept me interested the entire time. There has been no second guessing and back stabbing that just kills any and all ambition.
Gillian says: Yes, and I think that trust is fundamental to a good relationship.
Andy says: Yeah, my boss really has done that well. The gal I work with could make soooo much money somewhere else, but he leaves her (and me) alone to get the work done.
Gillian says: And she would rather have a good working environment with a little less money than a bad working environment with loads of money - good for your boss.
Andy says: Yeah, my boss doesn't have any money so a good work environment is all he has to offer. You know how non-profits work.
[10:37:09 PM] Gillian says: Yep, I work in a non-profit.
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