Wednesday, December 17, 2014

And Then



I've been preparing some online workshops on leadership, supervision, and ethical decision-making and have had the chance to go back over the work of prominent scholars in those areas.

As noted here in the past, what is frustrating is when even the best thinkers give advice along the lines of "Assemble your team, explain your goals, and then achieve your objectives."

It's the "and then" part which always cracks me up. And then? Oh, that's crystal-clear. All of the gators and swamps are lurking in And Then Territory.

These are people for whom I have enormous respect. You can glean a great deal from their work and yet even these sharpies are not immune from And Then thinking. It's as if you ask them for an explanation and at the critical point they cover their mouths and start mumbling.

The "And Then" moments will get you if you don't watch out.

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