tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post4187604283378949859..comments2023-10-21T07:52:03.819-07:00Comments on Sojournering: The Ignorant QuestionOTRgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-38433418103784420312007-10-16T12:44:00.000-07:002007-10-16T12:44:00.000-07:00Good thing you asked - I'd been stuck with the ima...Good thing you asked - I'd been stuck with the images of barnyards and farm silos and grain elevators and corns... and eventually lost in the meeting. :-)Mama Nabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00873676249958692247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-37541187310956842292007-09-22T07:57:00.000-07:002007-09-22T07:57:00.000-07:00I just learned about "silos" in my management clas...I just learned about "silos" in my management class on Thursday. I would have never known what they were. As to the obvious, I just read a business book by Aldo Papone called The Power of the Obvious. Your post is like a review of all this week's classes. Thanks for the real world applications.Everblesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110531013817825849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-76477677866209628552007-09-22T07:10:00.000-07:002007-09-22T07:10:00.000-07:00I actually had people come up and thank me for ask...I actually had people come up and thank me for asking the question cause they had no idea what was happening. I also had a couple people grin and say, "Hey, you're the silo girl!"<BR/><BR/>I like breaking the ice, even if it's at my expense. I can be the silo girl while being what I really enjoy: a catalyst for connecting people.OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-45668217086449005432007-09-22T05:20:00.000-07:002007-09-22T05:20:00.000-07:00I wish I were better at asking the stupid question...I wish I were better at asking the stupid questions. I still suffer from that high school angst that keeps me from speaking up in fear of looking, well--stupid.Belovedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249852526655365590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-613684391104586602007-09-21T18:44:00.000-07:002007-09-21T18:44:00.000-07:00Good news!Way to go.At GE, we were encouraged to b...Good news!<BR/><BR/>Way to go.<BR/><BR/>At GE, we were encouraged to bring up the obvious. It's amazing how often what is obvious to you is a welcome surprise to others.<BR/><BR/>And, as you discovered, speaking the obvious can do wonders for group dynamics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-3799734840396031702007-09-21T18:22:00.000-07:002007-09-21T18:22:00.000-07:00I'm glad you are starting to feel more comfortable...I'm glad you are starting to feel more comfortable. It always takes me a while to get in the groove at a new job, too.<BR/><BR/>You were smart to ask that question. I hate being a newbie in meetings where they use a lot of lingo that is incomprehensible to me. That just happened to me a couple of weeks ago at a teacher's meeting.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520269852156590259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17698318.post-68652959591212622142007-09-21T17:48:00.000-07:002007-09-21T17:48:00.000-07:00Brilliant AND brave! I wish you had been in the m...Brilliant AND brave! I wish you had been in the meeting my husband ran last night. I got to tag along and observe him talking to the facilitators he's hired to help lead a large group with him on Sunday. He kept talking about "de-inhibs", and "rap rescues" and such. While I had some inkling of what he meant, I did not have a clear enough picture to have been able to say that I felt competent to lead a group on my own. I didn't say anything, just assuming that the guys he'd hired knew what he meant. After all, they've been doing those types of things for awhile now, and two even have specific training similar to my husband's. But now I'm wondering if those guys just sat there, too afraid to ask, "What's a de-inhib?" because everyone else was nodding and looking like they knew what my husband meant. And I wish I'd been bold enough to speak up and ask the obvious, just like you did. Who knows what that would have done?<BR/><BR/>Really, you are a bigger asset to that company than they probably realize. Way to go. And if you ever choose to move to Canada, I just have to say that I wouldn't be beyond begging to have you guys as neighbors and coworkers.Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775312085301951675noreply@blogger.com