Oh, and Happy Birthday, msbelle!!!
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Happy Birthday, msbelle!
Also an image of Christopher Eccleston as John Lennon from a British tv movie.
Oh no, Matt. That sucks.
Sophia your boss is full of fail.
I gave to Partners in Health because I am parochial, and they are based in Boston.
Christopher Eccelston as John Lennon looks like Jesus.
Sophia, your boss is a tool.
Thanks for the birthday wishes y'all.
Bah, I tried to give blood, but the needle slipped out and made my blood all bubbly and contaminated. That's never happened before. I guess this is why they always use the right arm. I was trying for something different! Stupid left arm.
Oh Matt, I'm sorry.
Sophia, that's appalling. Tell your boss to go back and call the guy "articulate." That's about all that's missing.
Matt, so sorry.
Mandatory IT meeting this morning was about teamwork. New Guy missed it. IP VT defined stages of teamwork as
- Forming--coming together of the team, characterised by optimism and seeking definition
- Storming--conflict and powerplays as definition breaks down
- Norming--searching for harmony through conflict avoidance, development of team vibes
- Performing--peak productivity as the team vibe is in full play and people work slickly together
She says it happens with every team formation, and every time someone is added to an existing team. But I swear I didn't notice storming when I was added to the team, nor when the latest business analyst joined. We still haven't super-normed, but we've been quite productive since very early on.
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
That's just too... cute.
I'd add these:
- Ignoring--team members don't talk to each other.
- Goring--team members participate in the running of the bulls.
- Boring--team members fall asleep during meetings.
- Barnstorming--team members tour the country giving performances in antique biplanes.
That's the classic group-formation outline.