http://teibelinc.com/blog/the-new-normal/ Helping institutions manage change. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://teibelinc.com/blog/the-new-normal/comment-page-1/#comment-343 PeteWright Thu, 21 May 2009 03:52:52 +0000 http://teibelinc.com/?p=351#comment-343 It's interesting -- I just caught a speech by Perry Gruber called "Taking Time to Smile". It wasn't as fluffy as it sounds; the gist of his premise was that there are many people living their lives happily through this downturn, responding flexibly to market conditions, making new professional connections, and shunning common wisdom. The thing that gets in the way of most people is in their own ingrained set of habits: network network network, get a job, work work work, money money money... then, when life throws a whammy and you get laid off, you're completely thrown from your norm and lack the emotional, professional, and tactical skills to do anything about it. I think this connection is pretty key -- and is something managers could learn a lot from; if we can help team members consider everything they do in light of flexibility and creativity, they'll enjoy their roles more and (hopefully) operate from less of a position of professional paranoia. It's interesting — I just caught a speech by Perry Gruber called “Taking Time to Smile”. It wasn't as fluffy as it sounds; the gist of his premise was that there are many people living their lives happily through this downturn, responding flexibly to market conditions, making new professional connections, and shunning common wisdom. The thing that gets in the way of most people is in their own ingrained set of habits: network network network, get a job, work work work, money money money… then, when life throws a whammy and you get laid off, you're completely thrown from your norm and lack the emotional, professional, and tactical skills to do anything about it. I think this connection is pretty key — and is something managers could learn a lot from; if we can help team members consider everything they do in light of flexibility and creativity, they'll enjoy their roles more and (hopefully) operate from less of a position of professional paranoia.

]]> http://teibelinc.com/blog/the-new-normal/comment-page-1/#comment-258 PeteWright Wed, 20 May 2009 20:52:52 +0000 http://teibelinc.com/?p=351#comment-258 It's interesting -- I just caught a speech by Perry Gruber called "Taking Time to Smile". It wasn't as fluffy as it sounds; the gist of his premise was that there are many people living their lives happily through this downturn, responding flexibly to market conditions, making new professional connections, and shunning common wisdom. The thing that gets in the way of most people is in their own ingrained set of habits: network network network, get a job, work work work, money money money... then, when life throws a whammy and you get laid off, you're completely thrown from your norm and lack the emotional, professional, and tactical skills to do anything about it. I think this connection is pretty key -- and is something managers could learn a lot from; if we can help team members consider everything they do in light of flexibility and creativity, they'll enjoy their roles more and (hopefully) operate from less of a position of professional paranoia. It's interesting — I just caught a speech by Perry Gruber called “Taking Time to Smile”. It wasn't as fluffy as it sounds; the gist of his premise was that there are many people living their lives happily through this downturn, responding flexibly to market conditions, making new professional connections, and shunning common wisdom. The thing that gets in the way of most people is in their own ingrained set of habits: network network network, get a job, work work work, money money money… then, when life throws a whammy and you get laid off, you're completely thrown from your norm and lack the emotional, professional, and tactical skills to do anything about it. I think this connection is pretty key — and is something managers could learn a lot from; if we can help team members consider everything they do in light of flexibility and creativity, they'll enjoy their roles more and (hopefully) operate from less of a position of professional paranoia.

]]> http://teibelinc.com/blog/the-new-normal/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Stacey Derbinshire Tue, 19 May 2009 01:00:13 +0000 http://teibelinc.com/?p=351#comment-255 Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader. Great post. I will read your posts frequently. Added you to the RSS reader.

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