Improving Society LO4510

Dave Birren, MB-5, 608-267-2442 (BIRRED@dnr.state.wi.us)
Sat, 30 Dec 1995 23:50 CST

Responding to LO4476:

Why worry about improving society? Aren't we doing exactly that by doing
exactly what we're doing on this learning network? Geez, man, what more do you
want? :-)

Dave birren
birred@dnr.state.wi.us

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Subj: Pay and Play LO4476

Date: Mon, 25 Dec 95 09:35:56 EST
From: GSCHERL@fed.ism.ca (GSCHERL)
Subject: Pay and Play LO4476

Replying to LO4452 --

Applause --
It's great to hear others feeling this way about the JOB. As Rosanne
said:

>When we force our people into the rigid boxes of a job description,
>we rob them of the freedom to employ their natural gifts and acquired
>skills and learning....

and Carol responds with:

> Individuals must look at (and develop) themselves as multi-skilled,
> talent banks that can move across fields, where the need is or create a
> market for their services....look at ourselves as CEOs of our own
> businesses - ourselves.

I've heard a lot of talk about how we're going to improve society, and I
think Carole has focused on a great method. Everything that happens in
the business world has a direct effect on the individuals. Businesses are
looking at people as temporary workers. Gone are the days when you could
be employed for a life-time. People have to start looking at businesses
in the same way, a temporary alliance for mutual benefit.

Just as businesses are re-engineering, people have to re-engineer
themselves. They have to wake up and find ways to learn and re-learn
continuously. They have to plan as if their entire industry has been just
wiped out and they are about to start afresh.

On a separate thread here, I'd like to hear comments on how we could
improve society (postively). If anyone wants to pick that up, I thing
from the calibre of people on this discussion list, we could collectivly
start something massive!

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