Mastering English

Yesterday, training ended early and most everyone darted out of the hotel relieved that it was Friday and the beginning of Octoberfest in Munich. There were a few of us, mainly me and people from Japan who would not be catching our flights until the following day or Sunday.

While we were taking in the sights and getting to know each other better, they eventually got to a comfortable point that they were willing to ask about some clarification on a concept we learned in our training. The concept was why be good when you can be great - how can you make something even bigger, do it better, faster, cheaper. The trainers termed it 'Being a Waterwalker' or 'Waterwalker Attributes'. For the Japanese, this phrase brought to mind images of old grandmas and grampas who do their daily exercise by walking laps in the pool. They could not understand why the trainers were asking them to be more like grandmas and grampas. One I explained to them it was not about being a grandpa/grandma but more like a kung-fu master, you saw the lightbulb go off it their head!