Alright, so let’s talk about these “tigers predictions” I’ve been messing with. It’s not like I suddenly woke up one day and could see the future, you know? Nah, nothing that fancy.
It really started, I think, way back. I was working at this one company. Man, that place was a jungle. Seriously. You had these massive projects, we’ll call ’em ‘tigers,’ prowling around. Big, dangerous, and everyone either trying to ride them or get out of their way. And the amount of noise, the roaring and boasting… then, silence when things went south. Classic stuff.
So, I didn’t have any fancy tools. Nobody gave me a manual on ‘tiger spotting.’ I just… I started watching. That’s it. I’d sit in meetings, listen to the big talk, then I’d watch what actually happened. Who was feeding the tiger? Who was just making noise? What trails did they leave? You’d be surprised what you pick up if you just shut up and observe for a bit. People leave clues everywhere.
My whole “prediction” thing, it’s not about spreadsheets or algorithms. I’ve seen folks try that. They’d build these beautiful models, all scientific. And then, bam! The tiger does something completely unexpected, at least to them. But if you’d been watching its habits, its little twitches before it pounced… sometimes you could see it coming. It’s more like feeling the change in the air, you know?
I remember this one time, there was this huge initiative. “Project Titan,” they called it. Rolls Royce of projects, everyone said. All the VPs were slapping each other on the back. I took one look at the setup, the personalities involved, the actual resources versus the pretend ones. I told a guy I trusted, “This tiger’s gonna starve before it even hunts.” He thought I was just being negative. Six months down the line, “Project Titan” was quietly buried. No big announcement, just… gone. Lots of shuffling feet and averted eyes.
So when I jot down my “tigers predictions,” it’s usually after I’ve spent time just soaking in the environment. What’s the real mood, not the official one? Where’s the actual energy going, not where they say it’s going? It’s about connecting dots that most people don’t even see as dots. They’re too busy looking at the official map, the one drawn by the guys who’ve never actually been in the jungle.
It’s not always popular, mind you. People like their illusions. They like to believe the glossy brochures. You point out that the ground’s shaking a bit too much underfoot, and they look at you like you’re crazy. “But the plan is solid!” they’ll say. Yeah, solid until it meets a real tiger.
Why do I even bother? Well, for one, it’s helped me dodge a few maulings personally. Kept my head down when the big cats were on a rampage. And sometimes, just sometimes, if you see it early enough, you can nudge things a tiny bit. Maybe not change the tiger’s stripes, but you might help someone else avoid getting swiped.
So yeah, that’s my process. No magic. Just a lot of watching, a lot of listening to what’s not being said, and developing a bit of a gut feeling for when the stripes are about to blur into a pounce. It’s a messy business, predicting tigers. But someone’s gotta pay attention to the actual animals in the room, right?
