tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post796182317002875897..comments2023-11-15T00:36:04.599-08:00Comments on Nonprofit Curmudgeon: You have a problem. I like to solve problems. Let's play a problem-solving game. On second thought, let's not.NonprofitCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475141021855941809noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post-42452631001099159702011-04-29T14:07:16.190-07:002011-04-29T14:07:16.190-07:00I think this cartoon is relevant:
http://www.dies...I think this cartoon is relevant:<br /><br />http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive/2794<br /><br />"What if I just want to complain?"<br /><br />"Talk to someone else."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post-79346141430920851952011-04-02T09:10:14.836-07:002011-04-02T09:10:14.836-07:00Are these misery-loving whiners employees of the o...Are these misery-loving whiners employees of the organization, or clients of the organization? If they're on staff, I have to wonder if anyone is measuring how effective they are in advocating for the people that organization is supposed to serve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post-52771881346451827172011-03-03T08:27:36.140-08:002011-03-03T08:27:36.140-08:00Excellent, and oh-so-true. And, not just in the no...Excellent, and oh-so-true. And, not just in the non-profit world, either.<br /><br />Here's to your success in winning Carl Kasell's voice! ;-)<br /><br />(PS - found you through Deborah Finn, nptech extraordinaire!)Gurukarmhttp://karmamusings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post-54620592322465955912011-02-27T13:33:58.666-08:002011-02-27T13:33:58.666-08:00A kind soul has pointed out that sometimes there a...A kind soul has pointed out that sometimes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Just_Don%27t_Understand#Summary" rel="nofollow">there are gender differences operating in these conversations, such that women are seeking empathy while men are seeking solutions</a>.<br /><br />I doubt it. I think that my interlocutors can be divided into a very small majority of people with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder" rel="nofollow">dependent personality disorders</a>, and a larger majority with other kinds of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders" rel="nofollow">mental/emotional disorders</a>.<br /><br />By the way, I have invented a meta-game for myself. A perfect score is three. If I can identify the Problem-Solving Conversational Game is in progress within two rounds, I give myself one point. If I can shut it down within three rounds, I give myself two points. If I can shut down within three rounds without offending Player 1, I give myself three points. I haven't managed a perfect score yet, but if I do, I'll deserve to have <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111036549" rel="nofollow">Carl Kasell's voice on my answering machine</a>.NonprofitCurmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09475141021855941809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963341.post-72023445285958478272011-02-27T12:48:04.171-08:002011-02-27T12:48:04.171-08:00hahahaha! This is an awesome - and sadly true - p...hahahaha! This is an awesome - and sadly true - post! Just discovered your blog and am fully enjoying it. Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com