Monday, 18 September 2017

Notebook

I decided to jot down lots of notes and ideas relating to my idea of biblical characters in an office environment. This ranged from office lingo to background information about the characters.





It reads:

Commonly asked questions
-       Which job do you enjoy most/least?
-       Job satisfaction & role alignment
-       What kind of professional development or training opportunities interest you?
-       What motivates you to get your job done?
-       What can I do to make your job even more enjoyable?
-       What do you most like about working for this company?

Leadership Effectiveness
-       What attributes do you think makes a good leader and who displays these?
-       If you were leading this organisation, what would you do differently?
-       How do you like to receive feedback on your work?
-       If a new leader was to start tomorrow what advice on leading a team would you give them?
-       What can we do to improve our employer/management communication?

Feeling Valued
-       Do you prefer private or public recognition?
-       What type of career growth is most important to you?

Work Environment
-       How & when do you do your best work?
-       What are the ideal working conditions for you to be most productive?
-       What are your biggest obstacles to getting your work done?
-       What tools/tech would make your job easier?
-       What do you appreciate most about our workplace?

Office Buzzwords
-       Singing from the same hymn sheet
-       Blue sky thinking
-       Think outside the box
-       Touch base
-       Close of play
-       Going forward
-       No brainer
-       Action that
-       Drill down
-       Thought shower
-       Flogging a dead horse
-       Hot desking
-       On my radar
-       Joined up thinking
-       Bring to the table
-       Punch a puppy
-       Run this up the flagpole
-       Cracking the whip
-       Moving the goal posts
-       EOP (End of play)
-       Working fingers to the bone
-       Game changer
-       It’s not rocket science
-       Hit the ground running
-       Ping
-       Low hanging fruit
-       Strategic staircase
-       Park something
-       COB (Close of business)
-       Reinventing the wheel
-       Dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s
-       Best practices
-       Al desko
-       Put something on the back burner
-       Pick it up and run with it
-       Play hard ball
-       This idea has legs
-       Synergy
-       I’m swamped
-       Win-win
-       Look under the bonnet
-       Quick and dirty
-       Peel the onion
-       Out of the loop
-       Wow factor
-       Helicopter view
-       Elevator pitch

St Peter
-       Also known as Simon Peter
-       Apostle of the apostles
-       First pope
-       Often represented holding keys and a book representing the gospel
-       Fisherman
-       Keys of Heaven
-       Rooster
-       Crucified upside down
-       Buried in St Peter’s basilica in the Vatican
-       Brother called Andrew – Also an apostle
-       He denied Jesus three times and the rooster crowed
-       Crucified by Nero in Rome
-       Became a preacher after Jesus died
-       Crucified upside down because he didn’t believe he was worthy to be crucified the same way as Jesus
-       His name means Rock or stone
-       Jesus changed his name to Peter
-       ‘Fishers of Men’
-       Witnessed walking on water
-       At last supper, Peter refused to let Jesus wash his feet
-       Cut off ear of servant of high priest when Jesus was arrested – Jesus healed – last miracle
-       Matthew 16:13 – 19 Rock dialogue: Peter is rock on which the new church will built
-       Jesus gave him keys to heaven in same passage
-       Peter is the exemplar of little faith – ‘Ye of little faith’
-       Peter is the first to go into the empty tomb

Pearly Gates
-       Informal name for Gateway to Heaven
-       Comes from Revelations, 12 gates with 12 pearls
-       Modern image: Set of large gates in the clouds guarded by St Peter
-       Those denied by Peter sent into Hell
-       In some versions Peter looks at names in a book

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