A few students have been bugging me about CVs, resumes, and the general pain-in-the-ass that is trying to get a meaningful job after graduation. Considering how much hot air is being generated by academe on the topic of degrees and employability in the importance of getting a (good) job, it should come as no surprise just how little is actually… Read more →
Recent events have taught me a lot. In simple terms, any rocking of the boat will mostly end in tears. Here’s why: 1. Achieving forward movement or exciting new and effective ways of doing things by circumnavigating official channels will in the short-term get you recognition, as well as actual results. But just round the corner, punishment and ridicule await… Read more →
‘Knowledge’. With a capital K, specific Knowledge and Skills, not the general concept of knowledge. Knowledge is only as valuable as the market dictates. What about ‘pay peanuts, get monkeys’? Recently I said I wasn’t prepared to keep sharing my Knowledge for little or no reward, and certainly no recognition or opportunity for forward progression. A senior colleague told me that… Read more →
via mashable.com Another massive obstacle to change…
Over time, it becomes very clear that most people do not want change. It smells funny, is disconcerting and most of all, threatens the status quo. If my life is already ‘ok’, they think, why would I want to shake it up? The known factor of an average life is far more preferable than the unknown factor. And the ‘average’… Read more →