Swimming with Sharks (Modern Plays)

The original film was written and directed by George Huang who worked in Hollywood as a film producer's assistant, and presumably had ample experience on which to draw. This stage version has been adapted by Michael Lesslie who's included some very funny lines in the play. Matt Smith also provides a well-defined character transition from raw recruit to revenge-seeking boyfriend, and Helen Baxendale is the confident indie producer who still seems to have a heart in the right place, even after serving time in the gutter politics of the movie business.

The latter focuses on the dog-eat-dog world of selling which seems to have much in common with Hollywood where box office takings are just as important as the salesman's commission, and where people are just as undeniably expendable. However, 'Swimming With Sharks' packs a more cynical punch and has the edge in biting humour even though it's not nearly so poignant.

Swimming With Sharks

What the critics had to say Skip to main content. The play had its world premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 5 October Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Swimming with Sharks , please sign up. Lists with This Book. May 03, DJ Harris rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Kevin Spacey stars as Buddy Ackerman, "the boss from hell" who reigns over an entry-level corporate job anyone would kill for.

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But when those "needs" involve Guys girlfriend, he snaps. In a wicked twist of personnel payback, Guy takes Buddy as his "personal hostage" for a hilarious executive-suite revenge that is every abused employee's Kevin Spacey stars as Buddy Ackerman, "the boss from hell" who reigns over an entry-level corporate job anyone would kill for. In a wicked twist of personnel payback, Guy takes Buddy as his "personal hostage" for a hilarious executive-suite revenge that is every abused employee's dream come true!

If you are like me, and I know you are, you will look for another source online to watch. I am a big fan of 1Channel. Sean Ballantyne rated it it was ok Jun 11, Ben Hurren rated it it was amazing Aug 08, Mikele Hansen rated it liked it Apr 26, Beth Mocherniak rated it really liked it Oct 08, C rated it it was ok Jan 04, Grace Sobieralski marked it as to-read Aug 15, Andi Bob added it Oct 10, This not only threatens the publishing industry, but also threatens the traditional view of the health information professional as a manager of print resources.

In the profession, the management of electronic knowledge resources is a next logical step, and the management of open access resources will not be far behind. However, publishers will have a much greater transition as their food source is threatened. This impending shark threat comes from outside the safety of the organization and yet has the potential to deliver a morbid attack with long-lasting consequences.

Sometimes it is possible to swim with sharks for mutual benefit. She challenged some of the older sharks in the profession who had established traditional roles for retirees, and she continued her career long after it officially ended, swimming with the friendly sharks in the vendor industry. Risk taking can lead to injuries. Most injuries that are the result of a shark attack leave significant blood in the water. This blood causes two things.

First, the shark that has drawn the blood will become more aggressive. This is true, even if the attack was accidental. Secondly, sharks, even nonaggressive species, will be drawn by blood because an injured animal can swiftly be overcome and consumed. For this reason, it is essential, that if an attack has occurred, the blood must be controlled. This confuses the shark and makes it question its ability to inflict another wound. This was a significant risk but did not draw blood. More recently, Frank Davidoff and Valerie Florance published an article that introduced the concept of the clinical informationist [ 48 ].

MLA understood the importance of this for the future of the profession and asked a board member to assume responsibility for an informationist initiative, resulting in a symposium at NLM and a major challenge to the status quo.

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This risk-taking leader became a focal point of attacks, some of which were fierce. Generally, sharks will warn if they are about to attack. Sometimes they make an initial pass or swim toward the victim exhibiting agitated behavior, switching their tails back and forth. Some swimmers feel that initiating a friendly attitude toward the shark will reduce the likelihood of an attack. It is also generally impossible to outswim a shark, and that would only be viewed as vulnerability and a sign of retreat.

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To prevent the first bite, the one designed to weaken and disarm, it is essential that the aggressive behavior be stopped by a sharp blow to the nose of the shark. Preferably this would be done by a fin and not the hand, and only when one's back is to the wall. While both the construct of the clinical medical librarian and the clinical informationist have gained recognition in the profession, there is a much more subtle and aggressive shark looming to claim rights to the clinical knowledge arena. This is in the form of quality-filtered knowledge utilities, such as UpToDate, that provide instantaneous factoids of information with embedded access in electronic health records that support clinical care.

There are two ways to preserve the food source of medical libraries by promptly countering this aggression. First, the health information professional is a specialist in information retrieval and critical analysis of knowledge resources. Partnering with these utilities to bring them into the organization and providing the links to other resources to support clinical care will invalidate the aggressive behaviors of these utility providers, behaviors that pit medical libraries against an arguably better packaged and delivered knowledge resource at the point of patient care. Secondly, health information professionals are master teachers.

Again, a counter move could be establishing a role in the education of health care professionals in the use of these new resources, at the same time ensuring their awareness of additional resources to support their lifelong learning. Obviously, blood attracts sharks, and any blood, even if it is not that of the victim, may provoke an attack. Because of this, there is little to be gained by attempting to rescue the bleeding swimmer.

To swim with sharks, everyone must be able to control his or her bleeding. If they have not mastered this critical skill, then they should not be swimming with sharks. Joan Ash, at one of the pinnacles of her career, needed to reevaluate her priorities. Sharks were everywhere, as were potential victims. She chose to go back to school, garnering two additional master's degrees and a doctorate.

This led her to a new career.

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Still using her librarian skills, she became a respected medical informatics researcher. Health information professionals are a collegial group and are always willing to come to a colleague's aid, even if they put themselves at risk. Any attempt at altruism must be balanced by an understanding of the environment and the potential for future risk.

While quality-filtering utilities pose a threat for clinical informationists and medical librarians, researchers are now beginning to turn to data mining of both data and knowledgebases for their primary sources of information. The choice is simple. Does the profession continue to defend those who have built their careers around collections and sharing of knowledge resources or does it avoid the blood in the water and find a way to become an integral part of the changing paradigm?

Sharks do not have good memories. They forget occasionally that they are not aggressive. They forget that they are up against a formidable adversary. They forget that it is not even in their best interests to attack or continue an attack. To mitigate unintentional attacks and remind them of both their place and the value of swimmers, it is critical for the presumed victim to attack, again with a sharp blow to the nose, to demonstrate to the shark that the swimmer is vigilant, prepared, and unafraid.

In the changing field of the health information professional, marketing is a critical tool. It is easy in the profession to understand the value of knowledge management, but, outside the profession, among the key stakeholders, this must be reinforced. Value is enhanced by stepping beyond one's normal sphere, assuming those roles that are foreign but can accomplished because of the skill set of those in the profession. While one might normally think of accepting additional responsibilities and promoting the beneficial outcomes as achieving this goal, some in the profession have branched out, challenging the norm.

Tom Lange, the first director of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library, perceived a threat in the late s when the dean began searching for someone to create a data center for the school that would include all telephones for the distributed campus. Knowing very little about telecommunications but seeing significant opportunities for the library, Lange took a risk and lobbied for the new responsibilities, eventually becoming an assistant dean over both areas.

Sharks are generally solitary creatures and prefer hunting alone. However, occasionally they may group together to launch a coordinated attack. If a swimmer feels that this is happening, the most appropriate response is diversion. To do this, the swimmer must introduce something into the attack that is unexpected. It may be trivial but it should be sufficiently interesting to prompt the sharks to fight among themselves.

This will gain the advantage by reducing the number of adversaries and reflect well on the swimmer who has remained above the fray. This strategy can be employed effectively in one's job during contentious meetings, at budget hearings, and when there is a need to ensure that one's position is heard and accepted. However, many threats to the profession require rapid deployment of this strategy, deployment by all health information professionals. These threats include the growing reliance of health care providers on rapid access clinical decision support tools, research data, and knowledgebases built to be used by the researcher and not searched by the librarian, less emphasis on the library as a place, and more emphasis on the virtual library available on demand.

Only by understanding the organized shark behaviors and by committing to ensure that the future remains in the hands of the profession will each and every health information professional be able to take considered risks for the good of the organization and the profession. Then and only then will the true potential for leadership emerge and be recognized.

My swimming with the sharks at the Blue Hole ended without incident. The divemaster appeared above and motioned for me to begin coming back up to my target depth. As I reached feet, I saw approximately 30 sharks swimming in a disorganized way outside of the cave. When I swam around my first stalactite, I did not see one very large shark follow me, and, when I came out of the cave, we began our slow ascent back to the surface. Swimming with the sharks was a form of risk taking, but not half as challenging as many of the threats I have faced during my career and many of the risks I have chosen to take, some successful and some not.

Many health information profession leaders have taken risks and made significant contributions to their institutions and the profession. The challenges have not dissipated and in many ways will be even greater in the future. The information age is here, and health care quality, patient safety, the training of future health care providers, and the researchers developing new therapies rely on rapid information access. However, health information providers must recognize that the forms of delivery are changing and the relationship between the health information professional and the key stakeholders has also changed.

It is imperative to be proactive and not blindly embrace a legacy that threatens the survival of the profession. Every health information professional faces these challenges but also has opportunities to take that risk that will be the measure of greatness. It will probably require swimming with a few sharks along the way. It will also offer incredible rewards. Now is the time to achieve greatness. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. J Med Libr Assoc. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer. Assume unidentified fish are sharks There are over species of sharks, but only a few have been known for unprovoked attacks on humans.

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Do not bleed Risk taking can lead to injuries. Counter any aggression promptly Generally, sharks will warn if they are about to attack. Get out if someone is bleeding Obviously, blood attracts sharks, and any blood, even if it is not that of the victim, may provoke an attack. Use anticipatory retaliation Sharks do not have good memories.

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