As always a great read mate. I wanted to comment particularly on the "My Generation" section. I get that the older one gets the less you give a f**k what anyone else thinks (I wish we all got over this way faster). But then, you know me... f**ks are not something I've ever given much of despite being a Gen X'er...but I digress...
What I wanted to discuss was Oliver James point re "...bluntness..." and ."..refreshing authenticity..." To mimic your question...where's this evidence? Don't get me wrong. I'm glad you've rediscovered your forthrightness (I have seen the changes and helped you with them myself), but from someone who is hired for their bluntness, and refreshing authenticity as an employee and consultant for the last thirty years, from where I've been standing I call bull s**t on this evaluation on this whole generation by Oliver James and others. If this exists, I'd like to see it in real life beyond 'Karen' videos on YouTube. (Although don't disagree with your overall argument of value in bringing back older people disillusioned by crap organisations that have bullied the 'creativity' out of them etc. You know I am a hater of all of that which is why FTSQ was set up to support the non-conformists in the first place.
What I did find funny was that this 'forthrightness' is '...often labelled as being troublesome, rebellious and even disloyal." because a) bring on troublesome and rebellious people (the non-conformists change the f**king working baby and b) since when did speaking your truth make you disloyal? No person that I ever knew that spoke their truth was ever the disloyal member of ever group I ever knew. It was always the sneaky one that hid their truth that I've always had to watch out for.
Anyway, thanks for the great read, continue to be more pirate mate x
The Oliver James quote is taken from the book (which I haven't read yet) and, for me, it has a ring of truth. It's more to do with age bringing a certain freedom to be as uninhibited as you are naturally (you are an outlier - that's why you get hired!). Of course, if people are hanging on for their pension then they're not going to be speaking out but for many, they feel they have nothing to lose anymore by speaking their truth.
The experience of many is that when they speak their truth in a corporate environment, it is seen as a big negative. They are often forced out, even though they are often right. I'm to saying they are being troublesome or disloyal, I'm saying that's what they are accused of. More often than not, they are the ones that care deeply about what the organisation is doing, which is why they feel compelled to speak out. However, they are labelled as the 'heretics' and end up being 'dealt with'. That's what has to change - uncomfortable truths have to be welcomed and encouraged, rather than suppressed and punished.
I agree, 'speaking your truth' should be encouraged by organisations, not 'dealt with' or labelled as 'heretic' behaviour. Organisational culture definitely needs to change in that regard, but I also think part of the solution is in teaching people how to land their truth better as well.
Don't get me wrong, there have been times when I have got the delivery so wrong and it's gone down like a cup of cold sick. But, most of the time, whether it was during my career or when speaking to my clients/prospects, it is received well. Why? Because I know how to 'sell' my ideas to people.
People hate that word...'sales' so much. But it is my experience that everyone needs to know how to sell, because selling, at it's core, is simply the 'art of persuasion'. And when delivering 'truth' one needs to know how to persuade people to your way of thinking or the idea will struggle to find acceptance from others in your organisation.
Always solid plain-spoken perspective mate. That too is a rarity these days. My North American view is that much of the current work environment feels akin to running in molasses. A sense of momentum and an expenditure of calories but the movement (and certainly the forward progress) is rather limited. Is that fatigue, apathy or a spoonful of both?
Thanks, Hilton. I think you've hit upon the twin dangers. It is fatiguing, which can lead to burnout, so as self-protection we succumb to apathy and our soul dies by degrees. That's why so many people are dissatisfied, faced with this Hobson's choice of harm.
As always a great read mate. I wanted to comment particularly on the "My Generation" section. I get that the older one gets the less you give a f**k what anyone else thinks (I wish we all got over this way faster). But then, you know me... f**ks are not something I've ever given much of despite being a Gen X'er...but I digress...
What I wanted to discuss was Oliver James point re "...bluntness..." and ."..refreshing authenticity..." To mimic your question...where's this evidence? Don't get me wrong. I'm glad you've rediscovered your forthrightness (I have seen the changes and helped you with them myself), but from someone who is hired for their bluntness, and refreshing authenticity as an employee and consultant for the last thirty years, from where I've been standing I call bull s**t on this evaluation on this whole generation by Oliver James and others. If this exists, I'd like to see it in real life beyond 'Karen' videos on YouTube. (Although don't disagree with your overall argument of value in bringing back older people disillusioned by crap organisations that have bullied the 'creativity' out of them etc. You know I am a hater of all of that which is why FTSQ was set up to support the non-conformists in the first place.
What I did find funny was that this 'forthrightness' is '...often labelled as being troublesome, rebellious and even disloyal." because a) bring on troublesome and rebellious people (the non-conformists change the f**king working baby and b) since when did speaking your truth make you disloyal? No person that I ever knew that spoke their truth was ever the disloyal member of ever group I ever knew. It was always the sneaky one that hid their truth that I've always had to watch out for.
Anyway, thanks for the great read, continue to be more pirate mate x
The Oliver James quote is taken from the book (which I haven't read yet) and, for me, it has a ring of truth. It's more to do with age bringing a certain freedom to be as uninhibited as you are naturally (you are an outlier - that's why you get hired!). Of course, if people are hanging on for their pension then they're not going to be speaking out but for many, they feel they have nothing to lose anymore by speaking their truth.
The experience of many is that when they speak their truth in a corporate environment, it is seen as a big negative. They are often forced out, even though they are often right. I'm to saying they are being troublesome or disloyal, I'm saying that's what they are accused of. More often than not, they are the ones that care deeply about what the organisation is doing, which is why they feel compelled to speak out. However, they are labelled as the 'heretics' and end up being 'dealt with'. That's what has to change - uncomfortable truths have to be welcomed and encouraged, rather than suppressed and punished.
Always the outlier ha ha.
I agree, 'speaking your truth' should be encouraged by organisations, not 'dealt with' or labelled as 'heretic' behaviour. Organisational culture definitely needs to change in that regard, but I also think part of the solution is in teaching people how to land their truth better as well.
Don't get me wrong, there have been times when I have got the delivery so wrong and it's gone down like a cup of cold sick. But, most of the time, whether it was during my career or when speaking to my clients/prospects, it is received well. Why? Because I know how to 'sell' my ideas to people.
People hate that word...'sales' so much. But it is my experience that everyone needs to know how to sell, because selling, at it's core, is simply the 'art of persuasion'. And when delivering 'truth' one needs to know how to persuade people to your way of thinking or the idea will struggle to find acceptance from others in your organisation.
Always solid plain-spoken perspective mate. That too is a rarity these days. My North American view is that much of the current work environment feels akin to running in molasses. A sense of momentum and an expenditure of calories but the movement (and certainly the forward progress) is rather limited. Is that fatigue, apathy or a spoonful of both?
Thanks, Hilton. I think you've hit upon the twin dangers. It is fatiguing, which can lead to burnout, so as self-protection we succumb to apathy and our soul dies by degrees. That's why so many people are dissatisfied, faced with this Hobson's choice of harm.