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The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2)

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Continuing the analogous relationship between war and a job search from The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1), additional points from the thirteen chapters of Sun Tzu’s book on how to win follow here: Strategic Military Power – The use of inherent power should be self explanatory, but other translations of the original Chinese text have this chapter titled Energy (Giles), Directing (Wing) or Forces (Wee). All of these titles indicate the need… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 2)

The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1)

A classic in modern military study, The Art of War by Sun Tzu has its origins in two and a half millennia of Chinese tradition. It not only survives to this day as a military document it has found its way into other doctrines and a diverse number of applications. My copy of The Complete Art of War is the 1996 English translation by Ralph Sawyer and it is reputed to be one of the… Read More »The Art of War for Job Search (Part 1)

Fixing Disloyalty

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Sometimes it is convenient to just react to a feeling rather than to do in-depth research. Within any company there will be day-to-day occurrences that will in isolation seem like a trend. We all know the danger of taking anecdotal evidence to represent a truth when in fact it is really looking at a symptom rather than the disease. Much has been said pro and con regarding employee engagement or the lack of it. One… Read More »Fixing Disloyalty

Artificial Motivation

It is the season to seek justification for our actions even when it is purely emotional rather than logical. We were urged by major box stores that if we didn’t shop on Black Friday then we would lose out on all of the best prices for holiday shopping. Hidden away was that whisper of truth that the hottest shopping days are actually the ten days preceding Christmas when the best deals not only reappear they… Read More »Artificial Motivation

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 2 thru December 8, 2012

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:                 From the Archives – Oldies but Goodies from Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.             Off Topic? Maybe Not – The Culture of Violence – While globally there is a recognized problem of violence in the workplace, in the U.S. the… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 2 thru December 8, 2012