I hesitated, but had to respond to John Constantine's last post:
> And while it is probably true that you want someone who values
> honesty at the controls of a nuclear power plant, as long as such a
> person is capable and knowledgeable enough to perform the needed
> functions, it doesn't matter one whit that he/she values anything
> but a paycheck.
I've just had a staffing situation where two people's values collided
majorily on the job, in front of the client, in a fight. Although I'm
not advocating checking a person's values before hiring, it isn't
enough to just be able to do the job. In addition to being capable
and knowledgeable enough to perform the needed functions, they also
have to be willing to perform them, and to work harmoniously with
others.
If all he/she values is the paycheck, the job environment,
productivity and all the other aspects of a learning organization will
be majorily impacted. And he/she may be willing to let the nuclulear
power plant blow up if they decide to committ suicide, if they only
value the paycheck (which they don't want to receive anymore since
they don't value their own life at that point).
Gary Scherling
Helping people help themselves.
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