One of the joys of the workplace is in finding humor in the jargon-filled cacophony around you. The mirthful irony is when this jargon-infused lit is used to impress on you the need for effective communication!
A day in the office
I
reach out to a colleague and give a
heads up that I would need to
pick his brain. He
pings he is
swamped and has
no bandwidth. As the
next step, we promise to
put our heads together and
deep dive into the '
no brainer' challenge with 5 other valuable resources.
We
calendarize the huddle. At the scheduled time, at 'NYC' in Bangalore, we share some '
hear me outs' and '
my 2 cents' and smug glances. One exceptional performer (MBA Grad) speaks real long without saying anything, congratulates himself on
pushing the envelope and hands over the
heavy lifting to an unsuspecting 'what on earth am I doing here' person. Finally, post the
thrash out filled with
thinking outside the box moments, some are
on the same page, we agree on a
ballpark figure and of course
, there are ample
key learnings. We part with agreements on who has to be
kept in the loop and what has to be
taken offline. I promise to
circle back with my colleague
ASAP. I document the
minutes of the meeting marking the
decision maker.
On receipt of the mail, the know-all
cracks the whip, declares this is no rocket science, and we
park the case...
