When Discipline gets in the way
Discipline seems to have a Ying and Yang orientation to it. For instance, to be good at something you need to practice. It takes discipline to learn something because you not only have to practice it, which takes energy, you have practice it with focus on a particular improvement. Memorization is an example. Everyone, either to their delight or their dismay, can remember going over the multiplication tables in grade school: 5 times 5 is 25, 5 times 6 is 30, so on. Or it might be dribbling a soccer ball and you just run with it to increase your endurance while maintaining touch with the ball. But simply practicing only makes you good, not great. So what makes you great? Creativity.
Just-In-Time Employees?
The job numbers came in this past Thursday and the market looks to be on the uptick, however, an article by Chris Isidore called Attention shoppers: No jobs here on CNNMoney says that it isn’t happening in the Retail segment. Chris hits on several themes as to why there aren’t any jobs in retail.
a) Retailors are simply not hiring
b) A labor shortage is making candidates hard to find
c)Internet shopping is increasing
d) Better scheduling
Why No Changes?
Several recent articles have talked about how the US for the first time is experiencing an era where children are not guaranteed a greater quality of life than their parents. There are many reasons for this, but the one I feel is most prominent is the lack of change in the education field. The world has had many forces reshape it over the past 40 plus years – some are good, but many are bad for teaching. Yet, the public education system has remained similar to what it was post World War II (and maybe even before that, I’ll look it up). Not much in the US has that much staying power.
A Matter that Caught My Attention
My first topic entry is already a divergent one. I often read Thomas L. Friedman in the NY Times and today he had an interesting article about how he feels he needs to react to people in a camera phone and blogging society. You can find what he wrote in an article titled “Blogosphere.” He is noticing that how people interact with and work with each other is becoming more and more vital. I came across this idea a few weeks ago when I was looking over my amazon account, particularly at books that it suggests for me. One that came up was Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism by Patricia Aburdene. The idea here is:
1st Blog Entry
My name is Ben Leeson. I currently work for a large financial company in IT. I went to school at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. I graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration concentrating in HR. Professor William Brown taught me and I enjoyed his classes; even acquiring an appreciation for just about all things HR. I didn’t pursue a job in that field after college but I’ve kept up with it. This blog will further my fascination with all things HR. I hope to grow my knowledge of the area through thoughtful writings and spirited feedback. I will attempt to have a fairly routine style so anyone reading can come to expect certain segments. Please excuse my incorrect grammar and occasional misspelling.