{"id":1825,"date":"2009-06-20T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2009-06-20T09:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=867"},"modified":"2009-06-20T10:23:23","modified_gmt":"2009-06-20T09:23:23","slug":"focussing-on-deviance-and-missing-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/06\/20\/focussing-on-deviance-and-missing-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Focussing On Deviance and Missing Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I often meet managers who are obsessed with plans and performance.\u00a0 As a result they tend to focus on deviance.\u00a0 Things that go wrong, that don&#8217;t meet the plan.<\/p>\n<p>As a result they find it hard to see and acknowledge the good stuff.\u00a0 The vast majority of their feedback is about problems and they fail to acknowledge or even see the good work that is done every day.<\/p>\n<p>If you need convincing that you only see what you are looking for try this video for size.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ubNF9QNEQLA]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Share this Post<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"sharepost\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eits%2Deasy%2Dto%2Dmi%2026ot%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shreml.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eits%2Deasy%2Dto%2Dmi%2026ot%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrfb.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eits%2Deasy%2Dto%2Dmi%2026ot%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrtwr.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eits%2Deasy%2Dto%2Dmi%2026ot%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2F&amp;title=&amp;bodytext=&amp;media=&amp;topic=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdig.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/save?v=5&amp;noui&amp;jump=close&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fprogmanager.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2F%3Cspan+id%3D%22editable%2Dpost%2Dname%22+title%3D%22Click+to+edit+this+part+of+the+permalink%22%3Eits%2Deasy%2Dto%2Dmi%2026ot%2Dlooking%2Dfor%2F&amp;title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.picturesurf.org\/img\/shrdel.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often meet managers who are obsessed with plans and performance.\u00a0 As a result they tend to focus on deviance.\u00a0 Things that go wrong, that don&#8217;t meet the plan. 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