Tasseomancy

Tasseomancy is the ancient art of reading tea leaves. The practice of drinking tea was associated with meditation in the East and the configuration of tea leaves in the cup after drinking reflected the state of the world at that particular moment. Anyway enough about the ancients, lets talk modern times. Management today is not much different from this age old art form. Reading hidden messages, understanding & interpreting body language, I can go on and on.

Nature is supreme; as such it is not strange we expect certain traits in individuals we hire for positions. A little gray hair, stern voice & a firm grip will go a long way. Although people are people, each of them speaks their very own unique lingo, they act different, they offer different responses to situations.

The task of reading and interpreting their behaviors can be daunting. Understanding when they need help, what kind of help, how to offer and approach them for help is an art. I have wondered if we couldn’t have a tasseomant in every office that read the tea leaves of every employee just to make the managers life easy. Do we call it performance review by any chance?