How long must you pretend
Empty sentiments send?
But fair well, and well end
My half-hearted friend.
Dabblings & Diatribes
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Quit that Talking
What makes a better team for raising issue-based conflict and debating strategy; groups of total strangers or a collection of old friends? Maybe I made a mistake...
Me + Coffee
I biked here tonight. Was close to staying home, but the infectious lure of coffee dominated complacency. I guess its the conviction that my caffeine investment needs redemption. Otherwise I wouldn't bike here; I'm too lazy. I don't have anything really to write about; I'm just tired of Jim Collins...
Sunday, February 17, 2008
accounting is...
molding my character to be exact, precise, and accurate.
(which all mean pretty much the same thing)
(which all mean pretty much the same thing)
Lyrics - My Morning Jacket
Mmm... people always told me. that bars are dark and lonely
And talk is often cheap and filled with air.
Sure sometimes they thrill me
But nothin' could ever chill me.
Like the way they make the time just disappear
Song: Golden
Album: It Still Moves
And talk is often cheap and filled with air.
Sure sometimes they thrill me
But nothin' could ever chill me.
Like the way they make the time just disappear
Song: Golden
Album: It Still Moves
Word of the Day for Sunday, February 17, 2008
pestiferous \pes-TIF-uh-ruhs\, adjective:
1. Bearing or bringing disease.
2. Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease.
3. Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious.
4. Bothersome; troublesome; annoying.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Target Case Study
I'm optimistic tonight. We might be able to pull through on this one. So I want to talk through wants going on in my head. There's a bundle of good ideas floating around...
1) Attract Talent. Well we need a more professional presentation on campus. First the recruiters need to wear business attire. They over-brand "Target" (red) at the expense of professionalism. College graduates are not attracted to the idea of wearing a red polo, and if they see recruiters wearing red polos they will be turned-off.
Speaking of on-campus presence, there seems to be a niche for college freshman and sophomores. They can implement a "Leadership Rotation Program" to kick-start college students. If nothing else it exposes college students to the career opportunities at Target. This is what is needed; they have the resources and the opportunity, but they don't target the right audiences.
2) Retaining Talent seems to be the hard part. Perhaps the key is to know how to merge Generation Y with the baby-boomers. It helps to be aware that the #1 reason people leave their job is that they don't get along with their superiors. So if we can address this it makes sense it would score points. What else would score point? Well obviously having something empirical or academic would provide strong support.
More later...
1) Attract Talent. Well we need a more professional presentation on campus. First the recruiters need to wear business attire. They over-brand "Target" (red) at the expense of professionalism. College graduates are not attracted to the idea of wearing a red polo, and if they see recruiters wearing red polos they will be turned-off.
Speaking of on-campus presence, there seems to be a niche for college freshman and sophomores. They can implement a "Leadership Rotation Program" to kick-start college students. If nothing else it exposes college students to the career opportunities at Target. This is what is needed; they have the resources and the opportunity, but they don't target the right audiences.
2) Retaining Talent seems to be the hard part. Perhaps the key is to know how to merge Generation Y with the baby-boomers. It helps to be aware that the #1 reason people leave their job is that they don't get along with their superiors. So if we can address this it makes sense it would score points. What else would score point? Well obviously having something empirical or academic would provide strong support.
More later...
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Idea for Stephen H.
Scene1: Stephen H. running straight through the hurdles?
Caption: Stephen H. is going to the Olympics.
"Don't get in his way."
Caption2: Stephen H. is going to the Olympics.
"He'll be ready"
Caption3: Stephen H. is going for Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
"It takes discipline"
Caption: Stephen H. is going to the Olympics.
"Don't get in his way."
Caption2: Stephen H. is going to the Olympics.
"He'll be ready"
Caption3: Stephen H. is going for Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
"It takes discipline"
Friday, February 1, 2008
Quote of the Week
David H. said essentially, "In our business we like to say 'It is what it is.' But we don't mean this in the Clintonian sense or redefinition of the word is..."
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