Comments on: The Cranky Middle Manager Show #68 Becoming a Successful Manager with Bob Parkinson http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/the-cranky-middle-manager-show-68-becoming-a-successful-manager-with-bob-parkinson/ Don\'t let the weasels get ya down... Tips for being a better manager and dealing with the insanity of the workplace Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:04:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: janotte http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/the-cranky-middle-manager-show-68-becoming-a-successful-manager-with-bob-parkinson/#comment-3550 janotte Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:42:18 +0000 http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/the-cranky-middle-manager-show-68-becoming-a-successful-manager-with-bob-parkinson/#comment-3550 On the humour issue. I think it's just a feature of the belief that has crept into some people's thinking that if something is serious then any form of humore connected with it is inappropriate (and isn't inappropriate becoming a standard all-purpose put-down for those who know they want to criticise but can't think of a meaningful critique). Don't let the wowsers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wowser) tell you that humour is a bad thing. Stan Cross knew how humans really deal with adversity (http://lambiek.net/artists/c/cross_stan.htm) "For gors sake, stop laughing, this is serious" On the humour issue.
I think it’s just a feature of the belief that has crept into some people’s thinking that if something is serious then any form of humore connected with it is inappropriate (and isn’t inappropriate becoming a standard all-purpose put-down for those who know they want to criticise but can’t think of a meaningful critique).

Don’t let the wowsers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wowser) tell you that humour is a bad thing. Stan Cross knew how humans really deal with adversity (http://lambiek.net/artists/c/cross_stan.htm) “For gors sake, stop laughing, this is serious”

]]> By: Roger Shank http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/the-cranky-middle-manager-show-68-becoming-a-successful-manager-with-bob-parkinson/#comment-3379 Roger Shank Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:00:01 +0000 http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/10/27/the-cranky-middle-manager-show-68-becoming-a-successful-manager-with-bob-parkinson/#comment-3379 Wayne- Perhaps it is user error but my download of the podcast stops at minute 21:48. The size of the file is around 7.6MB. I also noticed that the title on my player (again it might be my player) has show #67. By the way don't let the weasels get you down. You are entertaining and educational. I had too many profs that were very smart but put me to sleep 5 minutes into the class (never mind our continuing education classes). Roger Wayne- Perhaps it is user error but my download of the podcast stops at minute 21:48. The size of the file is around 7.6MB. I also noticed that the title on my player (again it might be my player) has show #67. By the way don’t let the weasels get you down. You are entertaining and educational. I had too many profs that were very smart but put me to sleep 5 minutes into the class (never mind our continuing education classes). Roger

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