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Having spent 25 years of my life working for the govt I had to endure more than my fair share of "team building" events. 99% of them left employees even more pissed off than before at the inept management. We did have one supervisor that would occasionally take us all to breakfast for a unit meeting or maybe all go bowling. Much more successful than some HR designed exercise in futility.
Here is my dirty secret. I used to be in HR and in learning and development. People would ask for team building all the time. I used to say yes, till I started saying no.

Because the issue is that managers don’t want to have tough conversations with single individuals and instead they think that “feel good team building” will help a working environment. What they need to understand that they need to effectively manage, set expectations and make a culture of candor for their teams.

No feels goody horseshit will change that.

So I changed my tune. They could have feel goody horseshit that won’t change anything, or they could change the way they managed. It’s really as simple as that.

You get the results you tolerate.

This is what I am no longer in HR.

End of sermon.

Have fun brewing, K!
 
Here is my dirty secret. I used to be in HR and in learning and development. People would ask for team building all the time. I used to say yes, till I started saying no.

Because the issue is that managers don’t want to have tough conversations with single individuals and instead they think that “feel good team building” will help a working environment. What they need to understand that they need to effectively manage, set expectations and make a culture of candor for their teams.

No feels goody horseshit will change that.

So I changed my tune. They could have feel goody horseshit that won’t change anything, or they could change the way they managed. It’s really as simple as that.

You get the results you tolerate.

This is what I am no longer in HR.

End of sermon.

Have fun brewing, K!
Spot on!
 
Poll Question:

I have tooth that's been bothering me. It appears my two choices are going to be...

Root canal

or

Pull it and get an implant

Best choice?
I would say root canal. I have bad teeth and keeping teeth inside your head is always preferable. They have made root canal procedure really routine now.

It’s not fun, but I think less invasive than an implant.
 
I would say root canal. I have bad teeth and keeping teeth inside your head is always preferable. They have made root canal procedure really routine now.

It’s not fun, but I think less invasive than an implant.
All I've ever heard is root canals can be screwed up easily. And they are painful. Hope your info is better than mine.
 
Poll Question:

I have tooth that's been bothering me. It appears my two choices are going to be...

Root canal

or

Pull it and get an implant

Best choice?
Having pretty much had a skull transplant of dental work myself, if the tooth is still solid I'd go root canal. For the implants, a lot depends on whether it is for an upper or lower spot. If it's an upper, you may have to have a "pre-implant" surgery referred to as a "sinus lift" (at least that's what they called it when I had it done). It is done to add strength to the bone so the implant can be anchored safely. If needed, it can add several months to the process before the implant can be installed. Root canals now a days are a piece of cake.
 
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