Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Hiding from bad news is a common situation. I had to realize, however, that worse than bad news was no news.

Yes, I did this. I was managing a project where I would hide in the bathroom. Everything was awful. The only place I could go and not hear terrible news was the bathroom at the office building. In the red, yellow, green scheme of project status, this one was screaming sirens, balloons going up, flashing red lights head for the hills all the time everyday.

Hiding is a reaction, not an event. The event was the news. The first reaction was, “This is bad.” The second reaction? The bathroom.

Why react in that manner? I hate bad news. Not alone there.

Let’s Reframe: funny how reframing seems to happen years later, but that is another story for another day, but I digress…

Let’s Reframe: be happy that I am hearing news. People are not keeping information from me. Yes, worse than bad news is no news.

Hiding from news? Be thankful for news and the news bearers.