September 23, 2022
It’s not that you have something to say. It’s that you find out what you have to say.
—Austin Kleon, Author
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Should, my 16th post and 19th podcast, has been published. "Never should on someone" was a tip I learned about 10 years ago. It's a reminder to never impose oneself unto another who is uncertain, because imposition or transcendence of one's personal ambition unto another is a violation. To explain, I explore the broad construct of organization development and recount a response I gave to someone who reached me about a question in their life.
Should clocked in as my longest article to date. For those who wish to listen to the podcast, find your preferred podcast provider here and listen, or click the play button below.
Supporting the Ambitions of Others
Sharing Experience
My blogging activities sparked recent conversations with some folks. 2 examples:
One person is interested in expanding their earning potential. We’ve discussed some activities I’ve used in consulting. How might this person draw out strengths, preferences and, using some simple tools, align current resources and opportunities to generate new resources and new opportunities through creativity, new possibilities and strategic fit?
Another person is interested in podcasting. I am positioned to help both with tools and experience. I offered a few recommendations, including using the Substack platform.
Stopped for a Thank You
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A young coworker whose summer came to an end stopped me. He wanted to express his gratitude before heading off to college. “You’ve always been supportive of me, as a coworker, and for my education and career.” I volleyed his compliment right back at him. “You will be in my position one day what with your intelligence and abilities. So keep going! And, why not do what I’ve done for you for someone who is in your shoes?” To my great satisfaction, he recounted right then and there how he’s already lending his post-high school experience to help others.
A phrase I don’t use much, but is meaningful to me is
I can. So I do.
It applies. Hopefully I’m setting an example for others.
What I Learned This Week
Explaining Stuff
I have chosen to set my upcoming explainer video, Failure, in a pirate theme. The informal usage of the word ‘pirating’ evokes imagery. Taking from others, carelessness with regard to rules, and cutting corners to obtain something come to mind.
My script’s outline is more or less finished. I need to devise the storyline and include that in the script. Then, it’s off to animate! My hope is to have that completed by this time next week.
Business Success
Thomas Keller is the famed Chef/Owner of the world renowned restaurant, French Laundry, in Yountville, California. Years ago, he delivered a TEDx talk. There were three points that I took from his talk.1
He showed a graphic of a dining room table. “This is what you see when you come to our restaurant. Why? Because this is about you. This is about you as an individual, your experience at that restaurant.”
Subsequently, Keller showed an endless white canvas of groups of people - an affinity diagram of departments and specialities. “But I see a lot of different things. Most of them are 100s of individuals that are dedicated and committed to you. Only you. You. By yourself.”
Just after, Keller spoke to success. “People ask me a lot of times about success. And, I’ve thought about it for years. I realize success is not about fame. It’s certainly not about fortune, recognition, awards,… It’s about memories. It’s about the memories we collect throughout our lives. And I’m sure each one of you have wonderful memories about things that you’ve done in your life, and a lot of that was about success. That defines success for me.”
In defining atmosphere and experience, visibly scattering his massive employee population to speak to them as individuals, and creating real-time memories for his customers—a service delivery of scaling-up: recognizing current resources and opportunities, and then pairing them with new resources and opportunities—Thomas Keller explained business success.
Working With Others
The Thomas Keller talk was part of my research into programmatic development. I mentioned last week that “I’ve entered into a verbal arrangement with a professional program manager I’ve gotten to know.” Deciding to get the jump on things, I’ve proposed a few ideas. They’re broad. They’re interesting. And, I admit, I’m learning, too!
Upcoming Quotes and/or Graphics
This was a quote from my recent publication, Should.
An "exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities"2 is the definition of the word arrogant. In business and the workplace, only arrogance or a false sense of power over another may lead us to should on someone - or, in the inverse, accept that should from another.
Miscellaneous
Substack, the platform for these newsletters and accompanying podcasts, provides “media assets,” or promotional graphics one can freely use. How awesome is that?! I pushed this feature on my social media channels, Instagram (@dannyrehr), Twitter (@DannyRehrBlog) and LinkedIn (link).
Keller, Thomas. The Reach Of A Restaurant: Thomas Keller At TEDxEast. 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC_hDKzm900. Accessed 21 Sept 2022.
"Arrogant". Apple Dictionary. Apple, Inc., Accessed 11 September 2022.