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Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby
No come out of your cave. I want to hear more how we allow adults to have temper tantrums in Sports but any other industry that wouldn't be tolerated.
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Call me a piss baby socialist or whatever but I just think all worker should have the safest working environment. *shrugs*
If we talk about wanting hockey culture to change and grow, these are the conversations we should be having.
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Ha ha...I guess I shouldn't be ranting in a moment of extreme frustration with CRA (can I have temper tantrums with THEM at least? Please?
) while taking a break.
Actually, having spent some 40 years in senior management that isn't who I am at all..I too believe in a "safe" and supportive environment for people. I'm somewhat unconvinced, though, that someone getting upset is "unsafe". People can lose it for a bit...it happens (on the ice as well)...and I'm not sure that any hockey player is too terribly "scared" by a coach getting mad. After all, some hockey players fight for a living. All of them survive physical contact in which they CHOOSE to egage. So there's that.
Is losing it, screamng, yelling etc (if it actually happens) the ideal way to behave? No, of course not.
Is being demanding and ultra-clear about how you are failing "scary"? Some people would argue that it is, and they feel "unsupported" in that environment. I've had employees like that. And yet, there are many others who simply don't find a demanding, specific superior to be a problem. So, there's that.
Is being totally soft and gentle and asking permission to provide you with feedback the best course? Maybe...but I suspect that, too, is unworkable from a perspective of success.
Having said that, sports IS an arena of passion. That doesn't apply to a lot of jobs. Not sure if that's the reason that we DO allow for the kind of excesses we see (or don't see) there.
What's going on in Flamesland? Who the hell knows any more? Beats me.
Now, back to solving the problem with CRA and defending my client the best I can LOL. (And no, I don't rant at them...just about them.)