In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:
Mutiny On A Bounty – Employee Referral Bonus – This is not a full mutiny. Employee referrals remain one of the most solid sources of hire for most companies. Looking at it from any angle the key factors of success are there. The speed, quality, cost and retention of hiring candidates referred by employees reveals that it is a smart business decision to encourage referrals. This mutinous rebellion is not against the practice itself but the manner in which it is usually executed. Most company employee referral systems are destined to self destruct because of basic flaws in the logic that created them.
Bring it! – Every martial arts movie seems to have a scene where two combatants that are about to engage face each other and one of them, usually the hero in the plot, makes a gesture with his hand inviting his opponent to “bring it!†This move is such a classic that even the parodies of these movies magnify this to the point of comedy. “I’m ready. Show me what you’ve got!†I’m told that this is really movie fighting and not any kind of legitimate pre-match protocol. It is definitely more antagonistic than a preliminary bow or handshake because life doesn’t follow all the rules all of the time.
Job Search and Self Discipline – One of the frustrating things about parenting is walking the tightrope between love and discipline. As many students home for the summer or new grads camping out until they find employment will tell you, parents never seem to get over overparenting. In a classic case of irony, I can remember objecting to overprotective parents and then missing that when I was out on my own. Becoming a parent myself was an eye opener. As if there is some cosmic script that makes us all follow the same pattern I found myself to be the master of parental hovering.