Corporate Verse @corporateverse - Tumblr Blog

We think people who ponder or update their ideas in light of new discoveries weak. We say they waffle. We value bullheadedness and machismo. Where is that getting us?

#fridaymorning #haiku #businesspoetry #poetsofinstagram #poetry #leadership

So many levels of abstraction. Our labor and management structure is broken. Empower the people who do the work to do the work.

#labor #management #empowerment #businesspoetry #thursdaythoughts #poetry #poetsofinstagram

Let's change the culture. #dashboard #analytics #bigdata #intelligence #metrics #informationtechnology #businesspoetry

It's hard to feel like you make a difference in a large enterprise, or even whether you are supposed to be trying to.

#purpose #businesspoetry #poetry #poetsofinstagram #meaning

Intrinsic rewards are a tough sell. Be good. Good luck.

#mondaymotivation #poetry #poetsofinstagram #iambictetrameter #businesspoetry

Some people have good intentions when they apply for promotions. We vow to make changes to help out those at the bottom where we started. After a while of sitting at the top, we forget there is a bottom. #haiku

#businesspoetry #poetsofinstagram #poetry #corporateladder

We have reached the point where we cannot pay attention to each other without bullets on a screen. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just talk? How come after I tell you something, you ask me to write it up in #PowerPoint?

#businesspoetry

#poetsofinstagram

#poetry #slide #thursdaythoughts #attachment #bullet

#communication

What they don't teach you in school is how much you have to struggle sometimes to even be able to do your job. Red tape, competing priorities, schedule conflicts, commitment to ancient processes...

#work #businesspoetry

#poetry

#poetsofinstagram

#competition

#waiting

You know the types. They want everyone on the phone to give them an audience. How they manage to say so little so many times for so long is beyond me.

#telecon

#poetry

#limerick

#webex

#managers

#marathon

#poetsofinstagram

#businesspoetry

#oregontrail

We start every #telecon the same way, wondering if and when anyone will dial in, if and when anyone will care. So many people feeling so alone together.

#haiku #poetry #poetsofinstagram #business #businesspoetry #telecon