Banter
{Thursday, May 13th, 2004}Thanks to Pam’s generosity, this site has come into existence. It’s just celebrated its one month anniversary – but it’s missing one important feature – entries!
The author’s excuse; imminent relocation from Australia to the Netherlands. But that’s the topic of another blog.
I’ll devote my first entry to setting a precedence for the site - thrusting into the melee of technical opinion can wait for future entries.
Firstly, some notes on my writing style. My intention is not to be offensive. Occasionally, I’ll sound obtuse - the reason; I’m a big fan of direct, honest communication. Honest communication can lead to efficiencies and improvements, both personally and professionally. Granted, direct honesty usually focuses on negative aspects of a ‘thing’, and this negativity can overshadow the positivity the honesty is intended for.
I’m hoping that if the audience is aware of a ‘launch’ in advance, they will be less susceptible to being critical and defensive and more susceptible to it’s positivity. The proof will be in the pudding.
So – why the title for this blog entry – Banter?
It’s a combination of two things describing this site. It’s a blog. Expect plenty of ranting herein.
Rants are the product of people with strong opinions. As a colleague of mine once commented, people with strong opinions keep life interesting. It’s those that don’t form opinions that float around the opinions of others.
The subject of my next blog entry will be on a bi-product of honest communication – brevity. As I hope you’ll learn to appreciate, members who enjoy the sound of there own voice are dangerously effective at distracting teams.
