Bushido: The Way of Work

"I have found the essence of Bushido: to die!"

So begins Bushido: The Way of the Samurai. It's one of those aphorisms that's open to interpretation. Some people think it means 'live as if you have nothing to lose'. Others are less coherent.

Bushido: Way of the Bunchberry
More coherent is the advice my dad (and countless others since) gave me when I started my first job:

"Make yourself indispensable."

This, of course, is errant nonsense. Sorry, dad (and countless others).

Planned obsolescence
Here's a challenge for you.

Pretty much every job should have as a top-level item on the job description:

Focus on making yourself obsolete.

Find the exceptions. I don't believe there are any. This is an important thing to recognise for people whose job it is to help other people learn, including trainers. (and, of course, unReal Trainers.)

Friday was my first ever guest post at Brain-Friendly Trainer. It's a longish post on this theme about my uncle, the bestest most cluelessest teacher ever. There'll be a lot more here on this theme.

[Image: Okinawa Soba]