"It's time to be a knight and do it right" - every episode of Mike the Knight
Today's tip comes from children's television. In the TV series Mike the Knight, in practically every episode, Mike will do something stupid, usually having been warned off his current course of action repeatedly by friends and family. Towards the end of the episode he'll realise his mistake, utter the phrase above, and see about sorting out whatever mess he has caused.
Honestly, it's a bit annoying but I guess I'm not target audience or something. There are a couple of lessons to be learned from it though. Firstly, Mike is never paralysed by self-blame or guilt; he just gets on with sorting out the situation. Secondly, his 'colleagues' always back him up, helping without blaming.
It's a lot easier to get to the heart of a problem if you're not looking to find someone to blame at the same time.
Oh yes. As the wonderful Katherine Wiid said: "True collaboration is to meet other peoples needs without judgement." I guess the real trick is to stop the self-blame, to shrug off, or even welcome, the mistake as a learning process.
ReplyDeleteI am so enjoying these insights Adam. Thanks for the time and care that goes into producing just the right words in just the right order!
Thanks Ann!
DeleteGreat quote from Katherine too!