Thursday, August 27, 2015

Middle child....I mean Middle Manager

How might we be best suited to deal with middle child, I mean middle manager syndrome? You've reached a level of excellence, you've got a paycheck that's paying the bills, you've got people reporting to you, you get meetings with big executives, so what's the problem exactly?

Defining a problem is sometimes like saying there is no problem.  If we could perfectly describe the problem then just maybe the problem only exists in our mind.  Or when we describe the situation it doesn't have that umphh that it feels like in the gut.  How can I evolve so that I get out of this rut?

The point to make here is that the problem is not always so identifiable.  If I am struggling with something that's by definition because I am not clear about it.  If I were to say or write what I think and refine it till it's clear on some level it would actually cease being a problem.  It would just be what is.  So how do I get my schmutz (ie the bad stuff) out of my head into some sort of format that will allow me to create progress.  I hate being stuck in a rut.

I don't have any fancy numberings, like here's the 7 abc's to 123's or here are the 4 rules of xyz.  I'm basically just here writing, figuring this out, watch how it unfolds.  Stay with me and you'll see this too.

Now, we need to portray an answer.  We need to communicate a prospective solution to an audience of readers.  How might be the best way to do that?  What if this doesn't work?  What if I write something that is not correct?  I might mislead someone into believing in an answer that is not true.  I might feel rushed that I have to write quickly or else I'll never get this done.  Basically what I'm saying is why should I write this, I don't have all the answers.

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