PP is a priceless character-maybe needs a top hat or beret LOL; Fun can be had in the boardroom when common ground can be found-especially in situations where all can agree to the level of ridiculousness that something may be or where there is serious profoundness...It is all about being comfortable with each other and knowing that no comment will be mocked and all ideas can be seriously and respectfully looked at and debated, even if it means using a little self deprecation at times
Haha good call with the choice of hat. :) Pat definitely seems like a they'd be more of a beret-o potato. :) As an 'outsider' I am deeply curious about how challenging it is to bring "productive silly-ness" to a board room especially when there might be one (or more) people who are strictly against it. What could be said to someone like Pat to inspire them to take part?
(It feels like all you can do is ask and leave it up to them but maybe part of the process of being silly is to simply reflect on it afterwards to show how productive it actually was?)
Thanks for sharing, Ron! I completely agree. Thinking about Nadina's comment below, boardrooms tend to be places where we're afraid to show off our creative/silly side...even when there are more than a few in the room who are laughing privately.
As i was writing my response to this, I wanted to avoid getting too 'real' because I was worried that I actually have no idea what I'm talking about :) Ironically I think that's the same fear Potato Pat has!
I can find myself hesitant to break from tradition or put my true thoughts or ideas on the table because I fear that it exposes me to the judgement that I have no idea what I'm even talking about. If i'm the outsider, it means I have to be brave to stand up for what I'm saying. It's so much easier to blend in and go with the flow. I think even when the people around me are obviously embracing change it can be easy to oppose it because I don't feel "ready" -- I'm not willing in to put in the effort or the bravery to try something other than what I know so well (even if what i know so well has been proven to be ineffective).
I may NOT know what I'm talking about, but if I'm open and honest about that with myself and the people I'm talking with, (and make sure to practice humility and know when my outsider opinion is better left silent :D) then it relieves the emotional pressure and frees up my awareness from being so focussed on how I feel so I can pay more attention to what I can learn and what I can contribute.
Even still, I'm nervous to hit "Post" on this for fear someone way smarter than me will see all the holes and inaccuracies or grammatical errors in what I said :) But just like skydiving (never), bungee jumping (no way), or grabbing the Karaoke mic (ok, maybe). I just gotta 'go for it'!
PP is a priceless character-maybe needs a top hat or beret LOL; Fun can be had in the boardroom when common ground can be found-especially in situations where all can agree to the level of ridiculousness that something may be or where there is serious profoundness...It is all about being comfortable with each other and knowing that no comment will be mocked and all ideas can be seriously and respectfully looked at and debated, even if it means using a little self deprecation at times
Haha good call with the choice of hat. :) Pat definitely seems like a they'd be more of a beret-o potato. :) As an 'outsider' I am deeply curious about how challenging it is to bring "productive silly-ness" to a board room especially when there might be one (or more) people who are strictly against it. What could be said to someone like Pat to inspire them to take part?
(It feels like all you can do is ask and leave it up to them but maybe part of the process of being silly is to simply reflect on it afterwards to show how productive it actually was?)
Thanks for sharing, Ron! I completely agree. Thinking about Nadina's comment below, boardrooms tend to be places where we're afraid to show off our creative/silly side...even when there are more than a few in the room who are laughing privately.
Love the cartoons so much. . . slightly afraid to share with my whole Board but some of us get real laughsš
OMG I completely understand your fear, Nadina!
Nate: What do you think Potato Pat's greatest fear is? We should do a comic about it.
As i was writing my response to this, I wanted to avoid getting too 'real' because I was worried that I actually have no idea what I'm talking about :) Ironically I think that's the same fear Potato Pat has!
I can find myself hesitant to break from tradition or put my true thoughts or ideas on the table because I fear that it exposes me to the judgement that I have no idea what I'm even talking about. If i'm the outsider, it means I have to be brave to stand up for what I'm saying. It's so much easier to blend in and go with the flow. I think even when the people around me are obviously embracing change it can be easy to oppose it because I don't feel "ready" -- I'm not willing in to put in the effort or the bravery to try something other than what I know so well (even if what i know so well has been proven to be ineffective).
I may NOT know what I'm talking about, but if I'm open and honest about that with myself and the people I'm talking with, (and make sure to practice humility and know when my outsider opinion is better left silent :D) then it relieves the emotional pressure and frees up my awareness from being so focussed on how I feel so I can pay more attention to what I can learn and what I can contribute.
Even still, I'm nervous to hit "Post" on this for fear someone way smarter than me will see all the holes and inaccuracies or grammatical errors in what I said :) But just like skydiving (never), bungee jumping (no way), or grabbing the Karaoke mic (ok, maybe). I just gotta 'go for it'!
annnd.... post.