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  • Francis Whitman said...

    Then you would be a great candidate for one of the top international schools. They have money to spend to get the best of the best teachers so they welcome the experience and degrees. I teach alongside people who hold doctorates, and my school has been sending me to summer institutes at Harvard.

    And Cardinal, don't let having a family hold you back from looking into it either. Schools will pay to bring your family over and your kids could experience the world while getting a 15-20k/yr. education for free. I just got another Spartan at my school this year, which has been awesome, and I met about 8 Spartan teachers earlier this fall in Shanghai. Just browse this site if you're at all curious: searchassociates.com

    I'd love the opportunity to go overseas and teach. Can't think of a more rewarding experience, but my wife is a doctor with an established practice in the community. That's not something we can just walk away from.

    Cardinal Fang

  • Cardinal Fang said...

    I'd love the opportunity to go overseas and teach. Can't think of a more rewarding experience, but my wife is a doctor with an established practice in the community. That's not something we can just walk away from.

    Understandable. Embassies need doctors, though, just saying. Alright I'll stop my plug, haha.

    Francis Whitman

  • Spartan86 said...

    The point is that it sucks to be "that guy" regardless of what group you're dealing with. The slackers hate you and that's about half of the employees in most workplaces. It isn't the sort of leadership that usually gets recognition and promotions.

    Some of the work we do is dirty, dangerous, and difficult, for example, hazardous waste emergency response. Sometimes people get killed when somebody isn't careful or somebody doesn't pull their weight. Sending a weak team member to a motivational seminar isn't an option because you really need to have zero defects. And some people, including many women, have no shame about simply refusing to do dirty or dangerous work. I'm not aware of any women who have succeeded in the field in that aspect of our work for any company. Few women even apply for that job, but members of the environmental consulting department are expected to back up the emergency response department. That is, unless they are a woman.

    What our successful "leaders" do is get slackers assigned to other people's teams until the slackers get fired or promoted out of the way. After a slacker is promoted, a troubleshooter usually gets brought in to help put things back on track (i.e. do the slacker's work for them) when the slacker's projects go sideways.

    I'm trying to picture the work you do...frankly it sounds horrible my man!

    Motivational seminars are a waste of time....think virtuous cycle.

    Assuming that there are multiple teams that do this kind of work within your company I'd advise the following....work toward creating a culture on your team that says... "come to my team, work your ass off, and get rewarded....but come to my team, slack off, and get terminated." (not in the Arnold way)

    If folks recognize that slackers suffer undesireable consequences, and performers get rewarded on a particular team within the company the slackers will avoid that team, and the performers will want on that team.

    I can't figure out if you are leading a team yet or not, but whenever you get your shot give some thought to aggrssive use of what ever carrot and stick HR policies your company has to drive the behavior you want.

    doc_spartan

  • yup....over 27 years with the same company....hooked up with them a month after graduation...

    Formally know as SouthFloridaSpartan

    305Sparty

  • SilverSpartan said...

    Btw, you women haters are f'ing cavemen. Grow up.

    Someone forgot to change their generalizations.

    blanch32

  • ConQueso™ said...

    That's simply not true...but, having too men and the work place becomes a locker room; too many women and it's a bitchfest. It's about finding competent people that want to work without drama.

    What's wrong w the lockerroom besides all the yelling and screaming? I liked knowing exactly where I stood w my co workers. Not sure if everyone else cared to hear about it though.

    blanch32

  • Majored in Agribusiness Managment. I love my job. It affords me the freedom, financial stability, and personal growth I am looking for.

    rushmsu

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  • Spartan86 said...

    The point is that it sucks to be "that guy" regardless of what group you're dealing with. The slackers hate you and that's about half of the employees in most workplaces. It isn't the sort of leadership that usually gets recognition and promotions.

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