I read this.... "Colin, is "work" crap, or - for most people -
is the toxic / mindless "workplace" crap?” You might want to read it
before you come back to this. Bur the majority wont TLDR (Too Long Didnt
Read)
https://decrapifywork.substack.com/p/the-source-of-the-problem
I agree which much of what is said but I have a few observations.
The six different types of work is actually 12 because for each one that you get paid for there is one you do not. As George Orwell wrote every persons work is another's hobby: The painter might relax in the garden and the gardener by painting. It is why the idea of Ikigai is so useful. Recognising that work does not have to be crap, and we all have (some) choice over how we use our time, may be revelatory for some.
We are unimaginative in the use of Christine Armstrong’s magic wand because we are overloaded, distracted with short-attention and in need of a quick fix to allow us to skip to the next insubstantial and inconsequential thing that is demanding our attention and spiking us with dopamine affirmations.
It isn't that work is inherently crap, it is our approach to it. We'd welcome flow or mastery and we recognise craft but we are increasingly impatient and anxious people in an impatient "get it done" world that will address symptoms not problems and celebrate actions not outcomes, and cannot address complex issues like climate change for as long as there are 1000 easier dopamine quick-wins available.
If you read this far, well done. I recommend these
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari and Random House Audio
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin, Luke Daniels, et al.
And if you did not read the link above (which you should) here Colin Newlyn's types of work and the responses to Christine Armstrong’s magic wand
Colin Newlyn's types of work
Focused, individual
Collaboration
Learning
Relationships
Networking
‘Busy’ work (aka ‘crap’!)
Responses to Christine Armstrong’s magic wand
Lunch breaks
Tech that works (printers were mentioned a few times)
Clarity about their roles and those of others
Clear deliverables
Development plans
️ Good inductions for new people
Fewer and shorter meetings (ban PowerPoint!)
Shorter documents (maybe four pages max?)
Boundaries
Tim HJ Rogers
MBA Management Consultant + Change Practitioner
PRINCE2 Agile-Scrum Projects, Programmes and PMO
ICF Trained Coach, IoD Business Mentor, Mediator
Adapt Consulting Company
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adapt-consulting-company
#people #process #performance #projects #programmes #pmo #change #processimprovement #projectmanagement #changemanagement #workshops #mediation #coach #icfcoach #mentor #facilitation #training #jersey #channelislands
We support businesses with people, process and technology change. Either small (eg SME start-ups) or large (eg privatisation of public-sector organisations). We do this as Consultant/Project Manager sometimes setting-up an in-house Project Management Office (PMO) and Change Team. We also Mentor for programmes like the UK IoD BeTheBusiness.
https://decrapifywork.substack.com/p/the-source-of-the-problem
I agree which much of what is said but I have a few observations.
The six different types of work is actually 12 because for each one that you get paid for there is one you do not. As George Orwell wrote every persons work is another's hobby: The painter might relax in the garden and the gardener by painting. It is why the idea of Ikigai is so useful. Recognising that work does not have to be crap, and we all have (some) choice over how we use our time, may be revelatory for some.
We are unimaginative in the use of Christine Armstrong’s magic wand because we are overloaded, distracted with short-attention and in need of a quick fix to allow us to skip to the next insubstantial and inconsequential thing that is demanding our attention and spiking us with dopamine affirmations.
It isn't that work is inherently crap, it is our approach to it. We'd welcome flow or mastery and we recognise craft but we are increasingly impatient and anxious people in an impatient "get it done" world that will address symptoms not problems and celebrate actions not outcomes, and cannot address complex issues like climate change for as long as there are 1000 easier dopamine quick-wins available.
If you read this far, well done. I recommend these
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari and Random House Audio
The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel J. Levitin, Luke Daniels, et al.
And if you did not read the link above (which you should) here Colin Newlyn's types of work and the responses to Christine Armstrong’s magic wand
Colin Newlyn's types of work
Focused, individual
Collaboration
Learning
Relationships
Networking
‘Busy’ work (aka ‘crap’!)
Responses to Christine Armstrong’s magic wand
Lunch breaks
Tech that works (printers were mentioned a few times)
Clarity about their roles and those of others
Clear deliverables
Development plans
️ Good inductions for new people
Fewer and shorter meetings (ban PowerPoint!)
Shorter documents (maybe four pages max?)
Boundaries
Tim HJ Rogers
MBA Management Consultant + Change Practitioner
PRINCE2 Agile-Scrum Projects, Programmes and PMO
ICF Trained Coach, IoD Business Mentor, Mediator
Adapt Consulting Company
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adapt-consulting-company
#people #process #performance #projects #programmes #pmo #change #processimprovement #projectmanagement #changemanagement #workshops #mediation #coach #icfcoach #mentor #facilitation #training #jersey #channelislands
We support businesses with people, process and technology change. Either small (eg SME start-ups) or large (eg privatisation of public-sector organisations). We do this as Consultant/Project Manager sometimes setting-up an in-house Project Management Office (PMO) and Change Team. We also Mentor for programmes like the UK IoD BeTheBusiness.
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