Murmuration
A murmuration is a continuous low sound of murmuring. Not shouting. Not arguing. Just… noise. Persistent, indistinct, slightly irritated noise. In other words, the natural soundtrack of modern working life.
It’s the background hum of:
– meetings where nobody disagrees out loud but everyone disagrees internally
– post-meeting meetings
– people saying “I’m just thinking out loud” while doing exactly that
– the quiet sigh after someone says “we’ll take that offline”
A murmuration isn’t action. It isn’t decision. It’s the noise we make while avoiding both. You don’t hear it in the room — you feel it. A low corporate weather system of concern, caution, and carefully managed nodding.
The irony?
Most murmurations disappear the moment someone asks a clear question.
Happy Friday from The Third Half.
It’s also the collective noun for starlings and the swirling soundtrack of beating wings to confuse predators- safety in numbers… asking a clear question can sometimes cause unwanted focus and attention, though rarely fatal!! Happy weekend