Viking Warrior Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Anybody else used his isms at work > I have done it twice in two days. I had to undetake a difficult return to work interview yesterday I advised the managers and the individuals we need to focus on controlling the controlables and we will need to look at the uncontrollables on a day by day situation. Today a similar meeting type of meeting and again said if we can control the controlables then we should be able to get the individual back on the bus and work as a coherent team. They just came out but in perfect context of the meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Sorry to be a pedant but why would you look at the uncontrollables on a day to day basis (just kidding)? I have presentation next month which will undoubtedly talk about bad outcomes, drawing a blue line and moving on; living in the here and now; etc. and there will definately be a few Portsmouth fans in the audience that will require an 'alternative' analogy. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I'm a bus conductor so it's easy. Not really. But if I was I'd be telling the bus driver 5 positive things he done then we'd look at one negative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Yes I do regularly and I have been promoted in the last year because of Nigel. I am being serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I am just waiting for the opportunity to drop "draw a blue line under it" into a project meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 On being praised for some work I did last week I said I could not have done anything without the group of honest hard working professionals in my team. Directors were creaming their pants. I adapt his quotes to suit my own needs but it is Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I own a brothel, whenever the police do a raid I let them know that I've got a good, hard working bunch of lads who all want to well for each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I own a brothel, whenever the police do a raid I let them know that I've got a good, hard working bunch of lads who all want to well for each other. Sounds like a gay brothel to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Sounds like a gay brothel to me Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I've just unpacked a huge new white board and lots of blue pens which I ordered a few days ago..........is it weird to have a stiffy? ......hang on, I'll ask the group of honest hard working professionals I have in the meeting room with me.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 ..........now clearing my desk..........seems corporate policy are not on the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 disclaimer*.............some of the events described above may or may not be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brussels Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 ...............the pens were green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnersaint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 My daughter has GCSE's coming up. Today is her Drama practical exam and she was anxious about it because it is a group assessment and she wasn't in complete control of things. In her words, "I can control the controllables like my other GCSEs, but because of other people I get more stressed about this." At my school we have a 5*A-C bus that we encourage as many as possible to climb aboard. Maybe coincidentally our success rate at GCSE has rapidly improved since the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I'm a bus conductor so it's easy. Not really. But if I was I'd be telling the bus driver 5 positive things he done then we'd look at one negative! Selling five tickets for every one passenger you stab doesnt seem the right balance to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Yes I do regularly and I have been promoted in the last year because of Nigel. I am being serious. (First promotion in 10 years this end) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Control the controlables is a favourite. Gets the bosses nodding all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 This thread is so funny, i thought it was only me ! Problem is it bloody works ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Ha Ha, control the controlables ..i actually need Nigel to come up with some new ones although i have read the book he keeps quoting "Sun Tzu" the art of war as a supplement to my Karate ...i swear Nigel is a Ninja on the quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbyboy Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Have a couple of major presentations to management coming up over next few weeks. Hadn't thought about this but I'm going to drop some Nigelisms in there and see what happens. Must be at least one mention of "the bus" in each presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Used "Control the controllable" in a project management meeting yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holepuncture Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Not just at work, all over the place! Reading the above posts, you can see how infectious Nige's positivity must be for the squad. Imagine Nigel feeding his cliches to you all day long! Your one stop shop for Adkinisms, http://www.askadkins.info/ ...needs to be updated, get some of the boat and oar quotes on there! Congratulations to those that have achieved promotions on the back of Nigels Nigelisms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 All to do with personality as well though - Our Nige is just a sort of decent down to earth bloke so the nigelisms seem to just work - we might laugh at his standard cliches, but they still make you feel good about things - it is infectious. ...Trouble is all those serious suits with their business speak just sound like a bunch of cocks - most because they are all so far up their own a holes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamms_schmitz Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 What a legend. It makes a huge change from the George Burley who was the biggest pessimist out there. At the end of every game he would always say "we knew it would be a tough season and we have had to sell our best players". In that situation Nigel would focus on the positives and look to improving in the next game. Please don't leave us Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I work with a couple of Nigerians. Even though they're not native to Southampton (they have lived in the region for about 10 years now I think), they love Saints and are some of the nicest people I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasper57saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 Sorry to be a pedant but why would you look at the uncontrollables on a day to day basis (just kidding)? I have presentation next month which will undoubtedly talk about bad outcomes, drawing a blue line and moving on; living in the here and now; etc. and there will definately be a few Portsmouth fans in the audience that will require an 'alternative' analogy. Any ideas? Yes indeed. Use as much 'obfuscation' as is possible. Better still the 'mushroom' efffect. Feed them on sh.t and keep them in the dark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 We had a Company Roadshow Event recently which we had to attend, and within the first 10 minutes the Area Manager had described our future like being on a Bus Journey, and those who wanted to stay with the company and develope their careers sould Get On The Bus - I nearly fell out of my seat!! A bit later we had a Control The Controllabales and the summary was all about being On The Bus Again!! Made the whole day a bit more bearable!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvictaSaint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I'm an Assistant Headteacher and head of sixth form and have been using "control the controllables" with A level students for weeks now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergoose Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I've been trying the Gus Poyetisms......... not getting good results at work or home to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trader Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 I'm an Assistant Headteacher and head of sixth form and have been using "control the controllables" with A level students for weeks now! Don't forget to tell them to work very very 'ard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 (edited) For those in any doubt regarding Nigelisms try this from the official site , it's full of them: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2742373,00.html Then the next article refers to our old fried Sun Tzu again: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2740967,00.html (9th Paragraph) I hope these are from the great man and Sibley is not extracting the michael. Edited 20 April, 2012 by Kingsland Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 The only Adkinisms I struggle to use are 'pass the football' and 'Johnno quick'; which is understandable in the asset management business (or not, as it may seem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW11_Saint Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 (edited) Come to think of it, at a work 'town hall' meeting on Weds I started going on about a "train leaving the station" and us "not stopping until we reach our destination" (noting it was an awfully cliched metaphor). I know with Nige it's usually a bus or boat, but the influence is clearly there. The man is a legend. I think we need a new song for him at the Coventry game. "Nigel row the boat ashore" or "The wheels on the bus" perhaps? Edited 20 April, 2012 by SW11_Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 No. Why would I? If I started coming out with that sort of sh*t people would think I was a c*nt. it works for Nige, trying to be like Nige is the behaviour of a helmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 He is a positivity machine. And yes, I controlled the controllables at a recent company meeting. The MD got on the bus to my suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 No. Why would I? If I started coming out with that sort of sh*t people would think I was a c*nt. it works for Nige, trying to be like Nige is the behaviour of a helmet. Saying it to your mates at the pub. Yes. To the non Saints aware MD it is refreshing. Can be a massive positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 No. Why would I? If I started coming out with that sort of sh*t people would think I was a c*nt. it works for Nige, trying to be like Nige is the behaviour of a helmet. You do a pretty good job of that even without Nigel's help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 You do a pretty good job of that even without Nigel's help. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 20 April, 2012 Share Posted 20 April, 2012 The Wifes' valentines card read "I love you. Simple as that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-fence Posted 21 April, 2012 Share Posted 21 April, 2012 No. Why would I? If I started coming out with that sort of sh*t people would think I was a c*nt. it works for Nige, trying to be like Nige is the behaviour of a helmet. What about a character from a Guy Ritchie film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 21 April, 2012 Share Posted 21 April, 2012 What about a character from a Guy Ritchie film? I'm just sorting the buyers From the spires,the needy from the greedy and those that trust me from those that dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 21 April, 2012 Share Posted 21 April, 2012 It's spreading - somebody at work (not me) has left a Toy Red Bus on The Supervisors Desk and stuck a Bus Stop Sticker on one of the doors - Funny as Feck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
de-fence Posted 21 April, 2012 Share Posted 21 April, 2012 I'm just sorting the buyers From the spires,the needy from the greedy and those that trust me from those that dont. Wrong film. Will let you off as that is my favourite film ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 21 April, 2012 Share Posted 21 April, 2012 Did Nigel just say 'KPIs' in the Sky pre-match interview?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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