Help Candidates Self Select with Work Levels Job Descriptions

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 8, 2008 

Because we don’t?have?science-based understanding?about work, i.e.?that it occurs in discreet, measurable levels, we do a really poor job of writing job descriptions. What About the WORK? Most job descriptions are a mishmash of ambiguous competencies, personality characteristics, and often include arbitrary educational qualifications.? They do a lot of talking about the candidate qualifications but precious […]

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Old Consultants Never Die – A Friday Fill in the Blank

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 5, 2008 

Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance. Old chemists never die, they just fail to react. Old cosmologists never die, they just go to another world. Old doctors never die, they just lose their patience. Old dynamicists never die, they just lose their attraction. Old electricians never die, they just lose their energy. […]

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Intuiting Work Levels – Justin Foster’s Strategy Hierarchy

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 3, 2008 

Jamie Notter mentioned coming upon Justin Foster’s idea of Strategy Hierarchy.? Justin does a great job of describing work levels 5, 4, and 3. Here’s Justin’s description: Vision – Develop the simple idea. This is very likely the original reason a venture or effort was started. In addition, the Vision is the picture of success […]

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Being True to Yourself is Hard Work

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 2, 2008 

Wouldn’t it be great to: ???? 1.?be who we are ???? 2. to be accepted Why do we so often have to sacrifice one for the other? Is Who We Are Who We’ve Become? It?s unfortunate but, we all suffer at the hands of the cultures within which we travel – our family, our church, […]

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