He said it better than me

Today I have been trying to write a post "Why I support gun rights, and why gun banners are wrong".

I have flailed and flailed at it.

See what this guy wrote.

Thanks.

My thought for the day.

People like black and white rules and behavioral limits.

(Stands on Soapbox)

Just recently I came across a work situation where my leader (henceforth called Gold leader) was voraciously supporting dollar limits for our work.  This is regardless of the benefits that case studies showed were realized when we enabled team members to make decisions without artificial dollar limits, and enabled tools that would allow the team members to make data driven decisions.

In a world where Freedom is the goal of every right thinking person, setting up artificial limits that don’t result in improved outcomes, but do result in wasted work cycles and greater elapsed time is contra indicated.   Gold Leader’s desire to have fixed dollar limits appears to come from a desire to have a black and white rule to decide what to allow and what to not allow.  For those of you tied into black and white rules.

You are an idiot. 

Do we have to have rules in the workplace?  If you must, but will you at least consider the best outcome of the work, what data can be included to make a better decision, and at least eliminate the wasted time?  Trusting your people to do the right thing is good. If you have people that can’t or won’t do the right thing, get rid of them.  If you can’t get rid of them, find something silly for them to do that won’t affect operations. If you can’t marginalize them, don’t punish the rest for their inability to comply with the workplace norms. 

(steps off soapbox)

Today I caught myself doing something I said I wouldn't do.  I told someone that I wouldn't give them my blog address because it was too reactionary.  Reactionary means someone that holds opinions that favor a return to a previous state.  I'm not sure that's what I mean, and as an INTP, I like to say what I mean.  What I really meant was that my posts and generally world view isn't of the sort that makes good press in today's corporate world.  I have to get over that concern, because that's really what it is, I am concerned that I won't be as well respected if certain views of mine are exposed.

Strange isn't it?

First post on new computer.