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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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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- May, 20, 2016
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At the Intersection
One of the things I loved about teaching at a university was the interaction between people of very different fields. Sure, stovepipes exist between individual departments (and even between individuals), but at least you had opportunities to bring together some very different ways of thinking. I still remember a faculty Christmas party at Georgetown where […]
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- May, 16, 2016
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Breaking Memory
A couple years after running my first marathon I was starting a membership at a new gym and began working with a new personal trainer. We discussed my goals and agreed on some methods for building up my body for marathons — with 2 or 3 planned for each year, with the goal of completing […]
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- May, 13, 2016
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