Author: Common Outlook Consulting Inc.

You know the old notion, “That's obvious, dummy! You're wasting your breath." I’m not persuaded it’s as simple as that. In one of the consulting engagements I’m doing right now, this theme rings loud and clear in two ways.

I assume this title is self-explanatory for most of you reading this article. Moreover, my guess is it wouldn't be too hard to agree with this statement. I remember sitting through sleep-inducing "Economics 101" lectures back in the first year of my undergraduate degree, listening to the professor describing consumers as "rational actors" and thinking, "yeah, right!"

It starts when we’re children with the “when I grown up I want to be a _____”. This is career planning in its most innocent form; no worries about education, skills, income just pure passion. As adults, we still try to engage in the “when I grow up” free-thinking but maturity brings us quickly to all the “but’s”. But I can’t quit work to go back to school, but I don’t have any contacts in that industry, but I can’t manage people and on and on it goes.

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Pity the poor manager whose motto is “no news is good news”. It’s quiet in his office because it’s all happening at the water cooler as his employees discuss their complaints and issues with their peers.