It’s Not Rocket Surgery
“Let’s make sure we communicate this up the chain of command”
“We’re cultivating our next generation of leaders”
“We took a shot and we missed”
“You need to stop sitting on the sideline”
“The project has been derailed”
“We’re playing defense when we should be playing offense”
“We’re like a family”
“Let’s put together a task-force”
“I call foul”
A small fascination of mine is noticing the metaphors that people use in organizations. Listening for metaphors is harder than it sounds. Some of them are so embedded in our daily language that I forget that they’re metaphors. Like ‘time is money’, or “showing the ropes” to a new person.
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