Weekly Ramble

Possibly my last for the year. Long deserved holiday coming up and I intend to fully utilise it. The speed with which this year has gone has left me gasping and I need a clean fresh start come the new year.

Mine for today. I have always wondered on this blog why we are so concerned with who? as opposed to what? Call it colonial mentality, call it our upbringing or call it our conditioning, that seems to be our national psyche! If I say something on this blog, it is good or bad depending on who I am? If a wrong occurs, I am not supposed to point it out because of who I am? And if I face hardship, it is because of who I am, or are not? But I digress.

I am a believer in systems and patterns (throw in institutions). I do not believe in individuals. A poster that was once in the KRU office declared "There is no I in TEAM", and that shaped a lot of my thoughts. My last team building exercise also taught me that TEAM=Together Everyone Achieves More...ooops, I'm digressing again.

So long as we are so concerned about who is doing what or who is in the team and not building institutions and structures and working at patterns, we are doomed to digress (full pun intended there). We are building our strategies around personalities and not round institutions or structures. We are grooming successors for certain things and not looking at the facts on the ground. The fact that one falls out of favour should not mean we stop working on building things around them. And the fact that one feels embattled also does not mean they should bring down everything they have built.

Now I'm rambling, but that's what this is, isn't it. Let us not personalise success or failure. We are all in this thing. A pained KRU official cried on his profile that why do people think they are out to sabotage the team? I agree with him, not possible. But actions will always speak louder than words! For our collective good, I once more appeal, let us harness our collective energies in a positive direction. Pointing out shortcomings is not negative, just what we call a peer review. And part of getting stronger is admitting your failings and improving on your shortcomings.

As a parting shot, remember the story of the forest and the monkeys? Let's go one step further. Let us not be like the Three Wise Monkeys or the Five Little Monkeys.. let us be bold and move on.

Do have a good week and Happy Holidays to you all.