thanks for the comment. I am glad the video was useful.

Very kind of you to say. Thank you.

glad to hear it was helpful.

Hopefully pre screening before hiring can be done to avoid wasting efforts for both parties. The goal should be to find the person who is the right fit for the position.

Does seem grim out there. When shareholders are pushing for higher valuations it can break people and make them take unethical actions. This might be a good case for not being a publicly traded company when possible.

We have to assume, but no one was watching according to the study.

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Sounds like a difficult transition if the school is focusing more on profitability, which allows for more silos to be created in the organization.

​@@thebusinessmindset School admins weren't shy about "growing enrollment" and pushing "student success" initiatives, that is, getting more students to enroll in extra classes (=prioritizing full-time over part-time students), fill out student FAFSA forms, bullying instructors to "simplify" course material to ensure enough students pass required courses, and then bragging in their annual reports about the increased numbers of certificates, associates, and bachelors degrees awarded each year. Meanwhile, senior admins pool financial aid resources to award scholarships to their favorite students (=academically strong or else legacy students) at the expense of expanding tutoring and in-class help for majority of their student population who just happen to be working students who've had to struggle academically and financially. I feel more of today's U.S. colleges and universities operate like for-profit than non-profit institutions (at best), or else giant Ponzi schemes (at worst)! Not surprisingly, the shift in focus by college presidents and their VPs from lib arts to vocational training went hand-in-hand with schools hiring people with business backgrounds than with bona fide academic degrees to fill senior leadership positions. I counsel young folks to avoid enrolling at colleges headed by presidents with only MBA or JD degrees.

I'm so glad!

Wonderful! Thank you for the kind words.

Stop, you are embarrassing me☺️. LOL

Fair point. You are right. It has been used and abused. If I could go back a few years I would have chosen better words. Thanks for the comment!

Right we are not family

@@thebusinessmindset Thanks for taking this on the chin! I heard a good reference why a company is not a family - it's because we (employees) are not holding shares and are not contributing in the profits. We lease our work to enrich others who obviously must earn more from our work than what we are paid. And we are not family because we can be let go on the whim depending on business need (e.g. moving manufacturing overseas), hence we should always look at number one which is us.

You are very kind. Thank you.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you liked it!

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it helped

Thanks for the comment. You are correct, at a basic level we work for our own basic needs and wants. However, after our needs are met, we want to make a difference in the work we do. If a company has a higher purpose everyone believes in, such as striving to improve daily life for individual customers, the passion and dedication can improve products and services adding "value" in the eyes of the customer. The cost of acquiring new customers is much higher than taking care of existing customers. Businesses should be focusing on creating a fan base that can generate referrals instead of cold customer leads who might not me a match for the business.

@@thebusinessmindsetthank you for the response! Got it, it is true when you love doing your job. Also the mindset of helping others is one of the keys of happiness so it is a win win

We don't know the context of the example you are referring to. However, some workplaces are very strict and must communicate why the work needs to be that way. Others, need to take a more humanistic approach. Especially when businesses need their employees. Let's face it. The financial cost of turnover is way higher than retaining and motivating existing employees. Empathy and communication on expectations on work outputs should be evident for everyone so they feel a part of the team.

All companies are not great at communication to be honest. It is something we all need to work on. Here are some notable off the top of my head. Twitter, Nokia, Enron, and British Petroleum. If you read about their issue, you find a lot of the problems come down to communication.

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.

Thank you. Great to hear!

Very kind of you to say. Glad it was helpful.

Thank you for such a nice comment. Enjoy your day!