I Don’t Want to Do What You Do
A friend of mine who is a coder for a software development firm recently had a “where do you go from here?” discussion with his manager. His boss said, “well, you could always go into management.” “No,” my friend replied, “I don’t want to do that.” “Oh,” said the guy who obviously chose to do […]
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- May, 30, 2016
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May, 30, 2016
Cross-Border Creatives
As I arrived in Siem Reap on a visit to Angkor Wat a couple years ago, the hotel driver surprised me a bit as we headed into town from the airport. He told me he’s a university student, and when I asked what he is studying, I expected to hear some sort of business degree. […]
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- Posted in Creativity & Innovation
- May, 27, 2016
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Weisure
It may not be in the Oxford English Dictionary yet, but “weisure” is an increasingly important word. For many people there is an increasing blurring of the lines between work time and leisure time. Though in days of old we might have expected to work 9-6 and have the rest of the time off, that […]
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- Posted in Health and Balance
- May, 25, 2016
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Competing Values
There is a movement in some Asian countries to encourage firms to be more family friendly, but it highlights a sharp conflict between two key elements of many cultures in the region: – a strong work ethic that places a premium on professional success – close family ties and a commitment to caring for family […]
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- Posted in Management
- May, 23, 2016
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Work-Life Alignment
When I was teaching at Georgetown, one of my students submitted a very good master’s thesis on work-life alignment. My original thought was that this was another form of work-life balance, but with a Millennial twist. Oh no. What she wrote about was putting more effort into matching the person with the job, which might […]
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- Posted in Recruiting and Retention
- May, 20, 2016
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