Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Sometimes the news has a sharp, pungent taste or smell.

Short and sweet is a fond, old cliche. Gosh, wouldn’t real life be better if most news were short and sweet? Sometimes that is not life; sometimes the news in life is short and bitter.

So, let’s attempt to learn something from bitter news. What does bitter news tell me? Consider a few questions and add more that are relevant to yourself.:

• What does this tell me about myself?
• What does this tell me about my situation?
• What does this tell me about my colleagues?
• What does this tell me about my customers?
• What does this tell me about all the stakeholders?
• What else can I learn from bitter news?
• How can I react in a way that benefits all of us?