Comments for Rebecca Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG Ideas related to achieving large-scale organizational transformation. Mon, 14 May 2012 14:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Comment on The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm by Jenifer L. Johnson http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1467 Jenifer L. Johnson Mon, 14 May 2012 14:18:19 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1467 Sorry for the delay in writing. I had a malicious code attack in my digital life and have been fighting it with professionals ever since. It has been taken care of, so life is back to "normal" as they say... In Spain there is not (not yet, anyway...) a generalized dramatization of judges and court rulings. This structure has not made it to our mediatic vocabulary. So, I can't compare, but stay tuned, the world is trying to become frighteningly hegemonic, so Judge Judy could be on her way to Madrid as we speak. Thanks for giving examples for your former post, it keeps me on my toes in the moving and shaking of North American politics... Saludos, Jenifer Sorry for the delay in writing. I had a malicious code attack in my digital life and have been fighting it with professionals ever since. It has been taken care of, so life is back to “normal” as they say…

In Spain there is not (not yet, anyway…) a generalized dramatization of judges and court rulings. This structure has not made it to our mediatic vocabulary.

So, I can’t compare, but stay tuned, the world is trying to become frighteningly hegemonic, so Judge Judy could be on her way to Madrid as we speak.

Thanks for giving examples for your former post, it keeps me on my toes in the moving and shaking of North American politics…

Saludos,

Jenifer

]]> Comment on The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm by Rebecca Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1272 Rebecca Reynolds Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:53:22 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1272 "What happened to make you write this post?" - Thanks for asking! You weren't alone in asking about this, so I wrote an <a href="http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2858" rel="nofollow">update</a> to this post with explanation and examples of the sarcasm to which I referred. As I explain, it wasn't AN incident, but a growing trend that promoted the post. More than "the decline of the rigours and use of language" - for me, it's the decline of nothing short of civilization when people in positions of supreme power resort to the basest behaviors (sarcasm, as an example) as their habitual practice, and it goes unchecked. And I am hearing more and more of it leach into our public discourse. Bad enough are cable shows and websites, but these can (so far) be avoided. The Supreme Court? Inexcusable. What 's the lay of land like on this in Spain? “What happened to make you write this post?” – Thanks for asking! You weren’t alone in asking about this, so I wrote an update to this post with explanation and examples of the sarcasm to which I referred. As I explain, it wasn’t AN incident, but a growing trend that promoted the post. More than “the decline of the rigours and use of language” – for me, it’s the decline of nothing short of civilization when people in positions of supreme power resort to the basest behaviors (sarcasm, as an example) as their habitual practice, and it goes unchecked. And I am hearing more and more of it leach into our public discourse. Bad enough are cable shows and websites, but these can (so far) be avoided. The Supreme Court? Inexcusable.

What ‘s the lay of land like on this in Spain?

]]> Comment on The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm by Rebecca Reynolds » Making the Case against Sarcasm on the Supreme Court (addendum) http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1271 Rebecca Reynolds » Making the Case against Sarcasm on the Supreme Court (addendum) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:15:20 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1271 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm by Jenifer L. Johnson http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1209 Jenifer L. Johnson Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:36:54 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2824#comment-1209 Very interesting, I am intrigued. Living in Europe, in a country which continues to keep alive its Monarchical past, most times a revealing anachronism unable to shake its stake in the evolution of power structures, I am still unaccustomed to the notion that I have a king and queen. Being a North American, it conjures scenes from Alice in Wonderland, and I have a very hard time taking it seriously. As do many Spaniards, I believe. I give this context here as a justifying lead into my question: What happened to make you write this post? Did a judge make sarcastic remarks to the press. I am curious. I think I need to do some homework. And, as usual, your words made me reflect and compare the differences between systems and countries. And the decline of the rigours and use of language I see dismantling many of the institutions that most depend on it. I had no idea you were addicted to courtrooms! I can just picture you there, a strapping teen, eyes wide open, taking it all in. Saludos, Jenifer Very interesting, I am intrigued.

Living in Europe, in a country which continues to keep alive its Monarchical past, most times a revealing anachronism unable to shake its stake in the evolution of power structures, I am still unaccustomed to the notion that I have a king and queen.

Being a North American, it conjures scenes from Alice in Wonderland, and I have a very hard time taking it seriously. As do many Spaniards, I believe.

I give this context here as a justifying lead into my question: What happened to make you write this post? Did a judge make sarcastic remarks to the press. I am curious.

I think I need to do some homework. And, as usual, your words made me reflect and compare the differences between systems and countries. And the decline of the rigours and use of language I see dismantling many of the institutions that most depend on it.

I had no idea you were addicted to courtrooms! I can just picture you there, a strapping teen, eyes wide open, taking it all in.

Saludos,

Jenifer

]]> Comment on The Supremes: Why We Do What They Say (and Should We?) by Rebecca Reynolds » The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=990#comment-1193 Rebecca Reynolds » The Supreme Court: No Place for Sarcasm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:44:24 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com.logicpoint.net/BLOG/?p=990#comment-1193 [...] have written before of my concerns about the Court’s diminishing credibility at the hand of its too-often politicized [...] [...] have written before of my concerns about the Court’s diminishing credibility at the hand of its too-often politicized [...]

]]> Comment on Strategic Planning: A State of Mind by Rebecca Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=47#comment-1192 Rebecca Reynolds Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:59:21 +0000 http://rebeccareynolds.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-1192 Steve - thanks for your read and your insightful comments - excellently put. Cheers. Steve – thanks for your read and your insightful comments – excellently put. Cheers.

]]> Comment on Strategic Planning: A State of Mind by Steve Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=47#comment-1191 Steve Reynolds Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:27:50 +0000 http://rebeccareynolds.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-1191 Rebecca, Great article. I see many organizations fall into the trap of focusing on tactical decisions over strategic decisions. But, I also have been frustrated by "leaders" with lots of vision and no execution plan. I offer that a leader is someone who serves as a catalyst for translating strategy (their own or someone else's) into action. Notice I didn't say manager, that can be a good project officer. I specifically used the word catalyst - "something that causes activity between two or more forces without itself being affected." This doesn't mean a dispassionate or unchanging influence, I believe it means a force that remains above the emotion, bickering, and cultural distractions to affect change while remaining committed to their vision. A leader is the catalyst necessary to move organizations toward a strategic vision. I believe there are subtle differences between the strategic thinking needed to develop and analyze alternate futures, the strategic planning necessary to move toward the vision, and the strategic leadership necessary to focus the organization on strategic outcomes. Thanks for the opportunity to comment. Rebecca,
Great article. I see many organizations fall into the trap of focusing on tactical decisions over strategic decisions. But, I also have been frustrated by “leaders” with lots of vision and no execution plan. I offer that a leader is someone who serves as a catalyst for translating strategy (their own or someone else’s) into action. Notice I didn’t say manager, that can be a good project officer. I specifically used the word catalyst – “something that causes activity between two or more forces without itself being affected.” This doesn’t mean a dispassionate or unchanging influence, I believe it means a force that remains above the emotion, bickering, and cultural distractions to affect change while remaining committed to their vision. A leader is the catalyst necessary to move organizations toward a strategic vision. I believe there are subtle differences between the strategic thinking needed to develop and analyze alternate futures, the strategic planning necessary to move toward the vision, and the strategic leadership necessary to focus the organization on strategic outcomes. Thanks for the opportunity to comment.

]]> Comment on The Gift of the Skeptic by Rebecca Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2598#comment-1171 Rebecca Reynolds Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:53:50 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2598#comment-1171 Thank you for your read and thoughtful comment, Ritchie. I also appreciate the linkage you make between truth seeking, group process, and the role of the skeptic. It's spot-on, in my view. The role of the skeptic is just so important to finding truth or making meaning, but it's a waste of the role if it's only played with certain alienating behaviors. That was my point in this post. I am pondering a post that explicitly addresses "the dance" and the skeptic role, as you suggested...thanks for that. Cheers. Thank you for your read and thoughtful comment, Ritchie. I also appreciate the linkage you make between truth seeking, group process, and the role of the skeptic. It’s spot-on, in my view. The role of the skeptic is just so important to finding truth or making meaning, but it’s a waste of the role if it’s only played with certain alienating behaviors. That was my point in this post.
I am pondering a post that explicitly addresses “the dance” and the skeptic role, as you suggested…thanks for that.
Cheers.

]]> Comment on The Gift of the Skeptic by Richie http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2598#comment-1139 Richie Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:07:47 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2598#comment-1139 In a future blog it would be fun to see you tackle the "alignment of truth" with the role of the skeptic. Along with the human element of convergence, there is this herd of elephants in the room of differing world views and inconvenient truths. The song "The Boxer" has a brilliant line - "a man hears what he wants to hear and he disregards the rest." Perhaps instead of the rock, you should call this the group's puff adder and tie truth and belief together with your story of the snake in Dancing with Truth and Falsehood, since group think can influence the lens in which we view reality. The skeptic refuses to play, but how do you determine which world view, which lens, is correct? Great innovation is based on belief, man-made disasters are based on belief. Skepticism is one way of trying to find the right lens. I would love to see your take on others. In a future blog it would be fun to see you tackle the “alignment of truth” with the role of the skeptic. Along with the human element of convergence, there is this herd of elephants in the room of differing world views and inconvenient truths. The song “The Boxer” has a brilliant line – “a man hears what he wants to hear and he disregards the rest.”
Perhaps instead of the rock, you should call this the group’s puff adder and tie truth and belief together with your story of the snake in Dancing with Truth and Falsehood, since group think can influence the lens in which we view reality. The skeptic refuses to play, but how do you determine which world view, which lens, is correct? Great innovation is based on belief, man-made disasters are based on belief. Skepticism is one way of trying to find the right lens. I would love to see your take on others.

]]> Comment on Alphabetical Order by Rebecca Reynolds http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2641#comment-968 Rebecca Reynolds Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:33:41 +0000 http://rebeccareynoldsconsulting.com/BLOG/?p=2641#comment-968 Perhaps too many. ;) Perhaps too many. ;)

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