Saturday, October 11, 2008

081011

Point 1.
My head is still throbbing from a bump to the head, my knees are sore, I'm hungry and need a shower. I could've just described myself after a fight or something nasty like that. Well spectators at floorball may only see a whole lot of people running around aimlessly chasing a ball with no positions (except for the goal keep) and no rules.

That is floorball.

It was the same at intermediate school (junior high), it's the same now.

Point 2.
Yesterday I made my notes private on Facebook. Why? Because it is no longer private to me any more. Not that Nomadlife is any more private.

But if I'm willing to blog at all, isn't it just natural for people I don't know to read it? To find out about my thoughts on the world, on life, on love, on friendships...etc. If I had to hide my thoughts or keep them private, I might as well keep a private journal, not a live one.

So my thought of the day is: why do people have blogs if they don't want to be identified by it? Why do people write private thoughts and observations in a public arena? What need are we trying to satisfy?

Friday, October 10, 2008

Talent Attraction

In the present days of "Talent Wars" companies are forever going on about how much they need to attract fresh blood, the best people who will stay and thrive in their companies. But I have to say some go about it in a funny way. Let me put it this way: if sales of products can go through the roof with good word-of-mouth advertising then it can be as easily undone with poor reviews.

If I ever own my own business one day, I really can't afford to be a bad manager because it would not only ruin my chances of maintaining current talent, I also won't be attacting any new ones, right. Why? Because I, for one, would not tell a friend to apply for any position at any company if I know they'll be working for a horrible manager or a team that will eat them alive.

I would be a crap friend.