Chapter 4: Reframing: What do Spinners Look Like?

I had to stop seeing my employees as monsters who were out to kill me. (S. Leedner, HR Health Delivery Systems Manager)

My manager looks like my ex-husband and every time he talked I would just shut down. I reframed him as a space alien who was just a fake clone of my ex-spouse and started chuckling to myself . Now I am much more open to his managing because I pretend he is from another planet that isn't hostile to earth. So when I am managing others and they give me that look of annoyance, I pretend they are from another planet also so I must treat them like guests on earth. This increases my humor and my courtesy skills. (A. Danzer, IT Manager)

But Dr. Vali, you don't understand! My manager is the most horrible witch you could imagine! I swear she rides a broom! (J. Dalaniek, Nuclear Industry Project Manager)

My manager is a wimpy, wishy-washy, person who never gets anything done. I have never met anyone so incompetent and stupid. My dog is smarter ! If my manager was a dog my dog would eat him for breakfast . (I. Komneri, Medical Technology Manager)

WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS CHAPTER

Reading this chapter may be the most odd part of this book and may appear to be the most useless and frivolous. But there is a method to this madness you are about to explore. The madness is about looking at people as if they were animals, fictional characters or mythological creatures . The method is to assist you in a mind stretch, to see beyond the regular way of looking. It is also useful to find new ways to see old things because it is much more fun.