Patrick Stapleton — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:44:30 GMT

Can I just say what a refreshing change it is to smell the dirty laundry. In my experience most of us are busy a lot of time slapping backs and generally confirming how good things are going (even when they are ever so not). It seems in a lot of corporate cultures today it is OK to deride the competition but very “non team player” to criticize internally.

In the past I was a consultant and found that invariably the earlier I went after “the smoke” the sooner the job got done and I was on a plane back home. As such while some folks (team members, partners and customer alike) would avoid conflict by tiptoeing around problems, I was always keen to push them into the open early. It seemed logical to fix things early, get the job done right the first time and so I could get back home on time.

I say bring on the disasters! Publish under a pseudonym if necessary learning from others mistakes is ever so much more less painful – and entertaining to boot :)

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