Caught in Lingo

What is Lingo? It is a term which I coined. Expansion of word 'Lingo' is lingering around and no where to go. I am sure many of us face this. Here are some of the lingos that I get caught in. Trying to get out of these lingos help me to either get into the same lingo or other better unknown form of new lingo.

Lingo 1
I am working out a plan on how something can be done. That is what I am supposed to do. After effectively delegating the work based on the plan thing start rolling. This is when lingo comes into play: the work is not upto the mark, or sometimes the person required is not available. Because of this the dates go hay wire. Dates haywire means problems. To get rid of the problem, take charge and do what I can for work delegated to other. By the time I get into one thing there is a new requirement that requires a plan. Now till either the new plan is created or the old lingo gets over, there is a complete mess. When the old lingo is over, the lingo for the new plan begins.
When will this lingo end? Experts say it is you yourself who needs to think and get out of it. Tell me in within these lingos, the experts have now put in another lingo for me. Where am I and what am I doing within lingos is what I am still struggling to find.

Lingo 2
Lingo within a lingo. In technicality it is a nested lingo. Macro plan that translates to micro. But within micro the nuances come to haunt me. Delegated micro leads to more nuances lingo. Why? Because the person working on it is deeply embedded in all nuance lingos not for one work but multiple work. Now with a nested lingo I sometimes not only address the nuance lingo but also get caught in the micro lingo. If I have to solve the nuance lingo I have to understand the micro lingo as well. So now with not macro but with micro and nuance the nested lingos traps me more than simple lingo. Why get into the nested lingo? Same common goal of getting work done on time. What happened to me? What am I doing? Do I understand what am I doing? Do the experts know what am I doing? Experts say, you are your own enemy. Kill the enemy within and there will be no lingos. What I feel is the delegated work not getting done is my responsibility. If I kill the enemy within myself and let the delegates do the delegated what delegates cannot do, am I not killing the final cause of delivering something on time? What am I struggling with? What am I killing? What is lingering within lingos is what I am trying to find.

Lingo 3
Lingo 1 and Lingo 2 in a statistically balanced count hits my complete balance. This is the overarching lingo. What am I doing? Where am I going? What is expected? What is reality? What is that I want to do? What is happening? Why is this the biggest lingo!!!

Experts say: this happens to everyone but one must come out of it. You have to do a self reflection to get to know what you will need to do to get over these lingos.
I say: where are your experience experts. If you have gone through it and know something why can't you help me reduce some of the lingo?
My mind says: yeah right. I have reached the threshold of my lingos so now I want to pass some lingos to experts who delegated me to do something.
The cycle is complete. We all are in lingo for something or the other and we knowingly or unknowingly are making others part of other lingos.

The Magical Dilemma - II

Mussa was confident that Shrikant and Savio will be able to complete everything in time after he had to spend 1 hour to use his mind in lateral way to explain how a 20 hour job can be completed in 4 hours flat. Shrikant was confident that the rest of the 10 minutes job will not take more than cooking a packet of Maggi.

After the 4 hours of fruitful work as explained by Mussa, when Shrikant explained to Savio what had to be done, they were both happy that another 2 minutes and this will be over.

“It is not possible”, I heard Savio speaking to Shrikant.

Savio had spent two hours instead of minutes of the ripe working time. Still there was no end to 2 minute job to complete and deliver the job. We were close to the end of day and soon everybody will be packing up to meet their family and friends and enjoy rest of what is left in the day.

Shrikant tells Mussa, “There is some problem that is leading us to stop the delivery today. We will look into it tomorrow and finish it. Savio is doing his best to complete it”

Mussa said, “The tough job of getting the output the way it was required was already complete. I already spent an hour explaining things to you so that we can deliver today. Why is the 2 minute job stretching to 2 hours? You can’t get it done”

Shrikant looked dejected and said, “Savio is really working hard on it”

Mussa was really frustrated with this response. Mussa was doing what Shrikant was supposed to do. He had already ended up helping him out and now with the sheer stupid reason for a small issue which Shrikant does not know, he wants to stop the delivery. Mussa in his fuming mood asks Shrikant to explain the issue. After listening to the issue, Mussa knew the answer to it. There was no need to even look at what Savio was doing. Mussa simply said, “Tell Savio, he is looking at the wrong thing and wring place, he needs to look at this thing in this place”

Within one minute, Savio was jumping out of his seat screaming “Eureka Eureka”. Shrikant smiled at Mussa and said, “Now we can deliver”. Mussa said, “What about testing for special case scenarios?”

Shrikant and Savio were both shocked at this request. They knew it was required, but they had not thought of it right from the beginning. Shrikant said,

“We will need at least 4 hours to check this.”

Savio added, “We are not sure what the special case scenarios can be”

Mussa was really feeling down. He screamed at himself for not doing this himself. He single handedly would have completed this application in 5 hours and here is his team that has effectively spent 8 hours till now and they were still 4 hours away. Mussa looked at the application on Savio’s machine. He said, “Add these two checks here and test. I am 100% confident it will work and you can finish this in 5 minutes.”

Savio is shocked. Shrikant is skeptical. Mussa is confident. After 5 minutes, Savio screams “Its Magic. It worked”

The delivery was made. Observing this complete episode was Komal, who approach Mussa and said,

“I want to be learn how you CAN do what you CAN do”

Mussa smiled at her and said, “My mind can THINK of what to do. My attitude can DO what my mind thinks. Inculcate this and you can do what I can do”