Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Can you support someone who is a right misery guts??

Andy Murray is about to play Rafa Nadal. He’ll probably have lost by the time you read this, but no matter. As usual everyone is now getting revved up as we have a British hope of sporting success. Those who supported the England football team now seem to have reverted to being British which means they may as well support a Scottish tennis player.....

Anyway, stake in the ground time. I find it extremely difficult to support Andy Murray for the simple reason that he is a right miserable git. It’s like watching a less funny version of Harry Enfield’s teenage character Kevin when Murray is interviewed so I have no inclination whatsoever to get excited. If he can’t be bothered to express himself then neither can I. Which got me thinking....if you manage others how much of an impact does your demeanour have on your people? We can all associate with people who determine the mood in the whole office by their own personal mood.

So if you find yourself admiring Andy Murray for his outgoing personality and ability to inspire others, it might be time to think about whether your supporters are really supporting you or are they just trying to get excited because the players they really want to support have gone elsewhere?

Paul Everitt
http://www.rworld.co.uk/

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