Carol H Tucker Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, virtual world denizen and community facilitator, and a DISNEY fan
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beladona Memorial Be warned:in this very rich environment where you can immerse yourself so completely, your emotions will become engaged -- and not everyone is cognizant of that. Among the many excellent features of SL, there is no auto-return on hearts, so be wary of where your's wanders...
Metric System Day – only three countries in the world are not on the metric system except for international trade – the United States, Liberia and Burma
National Alcohol Screening Day
National Beer Day
National Coffee Cake Day
National No Housework Day ((this is a natural day for me to celebrate))
National Pet Health Insurance Day -- this is in the category of “nice idea but way too expensive” for me
Public Television Day – apparently because this is around the time they start begging
World Health Day -- in 1948 the World Health Organization was established by the United Nations.
In 451Attila the Hun sacked the town of Metz and attacked other cities in Gaul.. In 1141 Empress Matilda [or Maude depending on your source] became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'. .And in 2016, it is Pandit Ravi Shankar’s 96th birthday [brought to my attention by a GOOGLE doodle], the Indian virtuoso who floated into mainstream Western consciousness when he introduced the Beatles’ George Harrison to the sitar.
Five years ago today I turned down a senior position in a larger organization that would’ve given me a hefty $20K bump in pay. I made the decision based on three reasons: [1] the increase in the commute which would become 1 ½ - 2 hours each way; [2] the increase in hours that would be needed each day from 8 to 10+; and [3] the need to do full dress for success again versus the business casual look I sport now. Remembering this got me to thinking about the time when I was under consideration for the a position with a global bank and how I explained the transition from a small organization to a large one – I was able to pinpoint which the processes I was familiar with would be scalable and which would not, and how I would identify the differences. I used the analogy of cooking dinner – when you go from two to four to six people it is a big deal and takes major planning changes, but once you get to eight [the number that most people can fit around the table easily] then things get much simpler. You switch to a buffet and adding more people just means throwing another chop on the grill and another potato in the pot. I didn’t get that job, but my arguments [and my demonstrated KSA] were persuasive enough that I did make it to the final selection pool only to be trumped by an internal candidate who wouldn’t need relocation. Life sure would’ve been a lot different if I had been working for a global big bank and living in Baja California when the recession hit!
To my mind, it is actually more difficult to scale down, to go from working in a large organization [especially if you are in a senior position] to a small business. There are the issues of pay and culture to deal with, but surprisingly enough, for those who have decided to make the change those two things seem to be handable. But I have found from personal observation that although an SVP may say [and even think] that s/he can do the routine tasks, fill other roles and wear other hats, when it comes to actually doing the day-to-day stuff, they are all at sea. Paradoxically, when you go from a large organization to a small business, it isn’t just that you stop managing other people and start managing yourself, but you need to spend more time actually doing tasks than you used to. This results in all kinds of expectations of support from staff, coupled with a lack of comprehension of processes and procedures, .or even disagreement with the necessity of following “the way we do it here” as the person struggles to adjust to the new environment. In this day of organizational specialization not everyone, no matter how talented or well-meaning, has the skill set needed to work in a small business
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