January 17, 2008 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-17

Taught about organizing a message for business communication tonight. #
Been a long day and very long week. Feel I need to catch up with sleep. Very soon. #
Feel a little under the weather today. #
Am rather worn out from two days of jury duty, still going into the office, and then all day meetings, and teaching two nights. #
My computer just turned off again. Rrrrr. They just changed it last week!!! #
Just ate a large, fat free vanilla yogurt and Newman’s Own Salt and Pepper Pretzels for lunch. #

Hierarchy and Communication

Have you ever had an experience like this Dilbert comic?

This reminds me about working in a new company, or on a new team, in a new department, with a strict union, etc. Strange how complicated work and relationships / territory / job security / sense of worth or importance can make some things that seem to be easily understood into situations that are much more complex. Power and positionality in organizations are often more complex than they seem at face value.

Perhaps the lessons here will help reveal us to who will win in the next presidential election?