06/03/19
This entry starts a new dialogue called “hot buttons.”
This first button is “Motivation”. I found it curious what
“
Ladders” articulated on this topic, that for:
newbies (1-2 years) - “new skills or new knowledge and self
pride in accomplishing a task”
individual contributors (3-7 yrs) - “frequent communication
with higher ups” and value in work life balance [whatever that
evolving concept means]
mid-career (8-15 yrs) - “contribute to their organization’s
overall mission, goals”
sages (>16 yrs) - being able to and in a position to ‘get
things done.’
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It seems that business schools have influenced “motivation” as
Kellogg’s School program attests. Their program offers finding
two or three personal drivers from five — 1- accomplishing meaningful
goals, 2-being part of a collaboration, 3-gaining status, 4-directing and
controlling your activities, and 5-being part of a larger effort.
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This blog recognizes these academic elements. There are
two subsurface realities in our capitalistic system that need
to be realized.
Reality 1:
money-profit- and advantage dominates the economy
of the chemical enterprise. It is a
big business.[Think of bankruptcies, mergers, patent infringements, and
societies projects a ‘larger than life’ influence on results that
happen. [Mores in societies evolves over time…think of race
and gender equity.]
Few of my mentors shared this with me early in my career.
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