Wednesday Wisdom #14
Continuing the series:
You can’t avoid offending people from time to time. When you don’t mean it, apologise. When you do mean it, accept the consequences.
Continuing the series:
The Golden Rule is the greatest moral truth. If you don’t believe in it, at least try to fake it.
Wednesday Wisdom #12
Continuing the series:
Be truthful or be quiet. Lies are hard to keep track of.
It was only a matter of time before the Health & Safety brigade intervened at the Tate Modern. Although I’ve not seen it myself, I’ve been fascinated by Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth at the Tate Modern. Sadly though:
Due to a bunch of people falling into the gash (though IMHO you’d have to be trying quite hard to get anything stuck in there) they’ve now put up a safety barrier. There’s probably a deep sociological point to be made there, about people being prevented from hurting themselves on artistic points about racial schism. But I can’t summon it.
[ The photo is courtesy of Meg Pickard and Flickr - the inclusion of "wisdom" in the tags in intended ironically ]
Wednesday Wisdom #11
Continuing the series:
Your education isn’t complete until you’ve learned to take a hint.
Wednesday Wisdom #10
Continuing the series:
What almost happened is irrelevant. What actually did happen is everything.
Wednesday Wisdom #9
Continuing the series:
Leadership requires walking the line between telling people what to do and giving them the space to decide for themselves to do what you were going to tell them.
Wednesday Wisdom #8
Continuing the series:
Just because something isn’t your fault doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be your problem.
Wednesday Wisdom #7
Continuing the series:
Some things don’t really sink in until you’ve forgotten and then remembered them again.
