I’ve always been an admirer of cetaceans. They are, quite possibly, my favourite parts of nature.
The problem I have, however, rests not with the cetaceans but with the humans who capture them for entertainment purposes.
I had another revelation. Perhaps there is a metaphorical link between the captured and caged cetaceans and employees in an organization who aren’t listened to, or asked for their opinion … on anything. It’s a metaphor linked to culture.
I proceeded to have a Twitter conversation with myself. Here’s what I tweeted:
Cetaceans confined to an aquarium is akin to the millions of employees unable to contribute their ideas for an organization’s well-being.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
Cetaceans confined to an aquarium is akin to the millions of employees unable to contribute their ideas for an organization’s well-being.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
Free the whales. Listen to your people.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
Culture can’t be manufactured within glass walls. You can’t buy it at a gift shop. The pod swims the ocean together creating harmony as one.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
SeaWorld? How about SeeWorld. Reality bites.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
No one ever asked Ms. Nootka. No one ever said, “Hey Tilikum, what do you think?” Caged cetaceans … a metaphor to consider.
— Dan Pontefract (@dpontefract) May 27, 2014
I’ll come back to this metaphor. So far, it’s shifting toward a new form of laminar flow.
