My mind is a little lax, not quite sure what to do with itself. I do hope I am not dependent on stress to enliven my muse. Tell me I can be creative just by being happy.
I heard from George Boelcke yesterday, owner operator of Vantage Consulting and author of Colorful Personalities. http://www.vantageseminars.com/ His presentations have had a tremendous impact on my unit, helping us to understand ourselves and each other that much better. Though I can offer him no more work this year, I do wish him all success in his ventures.
Even in a time of restraint, investment must be made in our staff. Otherwise, in a few years, we stand alone. I will demonstrate. This is a diagram of a hypothetical Manager's staff complement, showing years of experience. In this example, there had been a hiring freeze fifteen years earlier. The consequence is that while there is a fine batch of newcomers and a receding lump of veteran baby boomers. there is a significant gap of people with "middling" experience. What happens when the boomers are gone? There will be a whole bunch of people hustling to figure out what is going on. And a lonely Manager.
