Only Positive Thoughts!

[AtW]

Atw , the squirrel is kinda spooky on this pic , are you sure it is not waiting for the appropriate moment to cut you throat ?

It was not me who was holding the camera

[BrilloPad]

It was not me who was holding the camera

You mean there is more than one squirrel lover in the world?

[AtW]

You mean there is more than one squirrel lover in the world?

No, I mean I have got friends, honest

[2uk]

No, I mean I have got friends, honest

So this squirrel I mean is it not scared of you ? Does it allow you to touch it ? Be honest , how serious things are ?

[AtW]

This squirrel and others were watching my friends who came to make photoes, they were not squirrel lovers before but they are now

A couple of my squirrels allow me to touch them - one lets me stroke bushy tail a bit, won't say he is happy, but he tolerates it, in other cases I usually use this trick - I cut off little finger in the glove, so when squirrels jump on my hand I can stroke their belly - very warm and pleasant to touch

See the movie in case you have not seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6NLIappNGs

[Diver]

In touch with nature then, well done AtW
There is a squirrel in the trees at the rear of my new house, possibly two but I can't be sure as yet.
will keep you posted

[BrowneIssue]

Anyone been involved in a project where you were not allowed to say anything negative about the project? That if you did you would be perceived as not towing the party line?

I have and just can't understand why someone would encourage this sort of environment??

Abso-frigging-lutely. Last client site.

Programme Manager: "... and we don't want any mistakes like that last time."

Me: "What was that?"

<everyone in the room goes rock solid and glazed expression>

Programme Manager: "Pardon?"

Me: "What was the nature of what went wrong, how was it caused, what lessons were learned and what is the strategy for avoidi..."

Programme Manager: "WE WILL NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN."

Me: "But..."

Programme Manager: "WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT THAT PROJECT."

That was the start of the end of that professional relationship.

Whatever the balls-up was (nobody ever would tell me), it got her promoted from Project Manager to Programme Manager so her strategy clearly worked.

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From a professional project management perspective, such behaviour is about as bad as it gets. In the case of big government projects being in a state of constant denial (eg NPfIT) it is downright criminal, IMHO.