Day: July 15, 2010

“Conversations”


“We need to have a conversation”

“Paul is going to have a conversation with Peter on that issue later today”

“There will be conversations between the parties”

“There have been conversations between Kevin and I on the matter”

Doesn’t anyone have meetings anymore? What about discussions? There is plenty of conversations going around these days but not so much meetings or discussions anymore. This trend has crept all the way up to The Lodge. Julia Gillard no longer has meetings with the government of East Timor. She has conversations. Will she start a conversation with Marcus the president of Nauru? No – not meetings or discussions. A conversation.

Any comments Dilbert?

Pull…now hold it down…that’s it


I had thought about looking for other types of work for a while now. The idea isn’t just about leaving my present place although increasingly the return is fast diminishing. I’d often finish the day without being convinced that I had done something useful or meaningful. The push is really to seek out something which would have a more direct impact on the lives of others.

I’m shallow, yeah no doubt about it. I need to be able to see that direct correlation between what I do and its impact on others. If that nexus needs to be stretched to fit, I wouldn’t be able to see or appreciate it. That’s just me.

So I looked. But try as I do, I keep coming up with roles which are so similar to what I have been doing. It is only a matter of degree as to the effect or impact on others.

Maybe a stretch to fit approach is something I have to live with at least for now.