One other quote I forget to put in is from Steve Magness. He is a runner and author specializing in performance. He was writing about Team Culture in his Substack:
"Team culture does not form during meetings or scheduled activity.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete & you have got hours to kill.
It’s the same in the military and workplace. Research on the military found culture came from “the shared nothingness” where you get to see a person as more than just their job."
I love this idea of The Shared Nothingness. Good name for a newsletter :)
What a great post! i remember Dare fondly, even though i did struggle with my role (I was a jnr producer and had no clue about anything) the vibes were ACE in other teams as well as in the creative team. Actually thought about this going into the office vs working from home earlier this week, as I was on my way to the office, feeling quite tired, a bit.. meh and just tired. After a few hours at work, I was bouncing, I get so much energy from talking to real people, going for a walk & talk coffee, writing and chatting about ideas as I type, thinking out loud and laughing with someone or at myself. Ended on a high that day, which was great , made my bike ride home quicker too, that hill had nothing on me and my bouncy mood!
Hello Linda, lovely to hear from you. I don't remember you struggling at all. You always seemed very calm ! But probably everyone was struggling a little or making it up as they went along at Dare. I know I was. It was all very new and fast paced. But the people made it seem good fun. I'm glad you're still enjoying your time at work. It makes a big difference :)
One other quote I forget to put in is from Steve Magness. He is a runner and author specializing in performance. He was writing about Team Culture in his Substack:
"Team culture does not form during meetings or scheduled activity.
It forms during the in between moments. The cool down conversations, the shared anxiety while awaiting a race, the adventures once the performance is complete & you have got hours to kill.
It’s the same in the military and workplace. Research on the military found culture came from “the shared nothingness” where you get to see a person as more than just their job."
I love this idea of The Shared Nothingness. Good name for a newsletter :)
Brilliant writing James.
And this is one of the best pieces I've read on the value of haphazard collisions in public - the strangers, the friends, the colleagues, the STUFF.
Thanks. Never underestimate the importance of stuff :)
What a great post! i remember Dare fondly, even though i did struggle with my role (I was a jnr producer and had no clue about anything) the vibes were ACE in other teams as well as in the creative team. Actually thought about this going into the office vs working from home earlier this week, as I was on my way to the office, feeling quite tired, a bit.. meh and just tired. After a few hours at work, I was bouncing, I get so much energy from talking to real people, going for a walk & talk coffee, writing and chatting about ideas as I type, thinking out loud and laughing with someone or at myself. Ended on a high that day, which was great , made my bike ride home quicker too, that hill had nothing on me and my bouncy mood!
Hello Linda, lovely to hear from you. I don't remember you struggling at all. You always seemed very calm ! But probably everyone was struggling a little or making it up as they went along at Dare. I know I was. It was all very new and fast paced. But the people made it seem good fun. I'm glad you're still enjoying your time at work. It makes a big difference :)