Organisational Mechanics
In a call centre?
Or a call centre?
Customers?
Or customers?
Are you part of a team?
Or a team?
Are you faking it?
Or are you the real deal?
Because if you’re not, you aren’t fooling anybody but yourself, (no matter how perfect your teeth).
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James Lawther is a middle-aged, middle manager.
To reach this highly elevated position he has worked in numerous industries, from supermarket retailing to tax collecting. He has had several operational roles, including running the night shift in a frozen pea packing factory and carrying out operational research for a credit card company.
As you can see from his C.V. he has either a wealth of experience or is incapable of holding down a job. If the latter is true this post isn’t worth a minute of your attention.
Unfortunately, the only way to find out is to read it and decide for yourself.
Hello James
Most, if not pretty much all, of us are faking it. What I find particularly interesting is this: it is against the rules to point out that we are faking it! It is like the Emperor with no clothes: it takes the innocent young boy to say it like it is.
By the way I love the way you make your point in this blog.
Maz
A very valid point Maz, I suppose it is just a question of degree, but I never seem to get away with much.
James
Hi James,
Your post reminded me of something that my father once told me that was not about faking but about telling lies. He said that lies only lead to more lies and eventually you will get caught out. Seems to me that faking it leads to more faking and more faking until you’ve nowhere else to go and then you get found out.
Being real, authentic and not telling lies seems to be the most sustainable way. I wonder why more people don’t do this?
Adrian