Regular visitors to DDN may have seen the ‘Account Suspended’ notice over the past few weeks here in place of the lovely attractive and divisive blog. This was all my own doing, in order to protect against the most evil of modern day recruitment processes - the online search.
Background checks are common in all facets of modern living, but the internet provides the one true means of freedom through expression. The downside is, with masters of search such as Google caching everything as you go, you end up with a digital footprint that even Bigfoot would be proud of. These days you can’t be too careful and the online world is certainly no exception. I know of many people who were refused interviews for positions in companies based on what they wrote online. It’s sad, because in my opinion, individuality is the greatest source of strength in a business.
Opinion, assertiveness, leadership and personal growth seem to be the most hated of weapons in an employee’s arsenal when reviewed by the human resources ‘managers’ of this world. It is indeed a difficult job, compounded by fractious laws and tort which solicitors, lawyers and attorneys love to exercise our memories leading class action suits, libel cases and other such maddening weirdness.
‘Teamwork’ seems to be the buzz word of the last few years. But teamwork is a fallacy. Human beings are unique creatures. We all have differentiating characteristics. Together we can make a difference, but the majority of global progression can be lead to a few individuals - Alexander Graham Bell, John Logie Baird, Isaac Newton, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Frank Lloyd Wright and Steve Jobs. Sure, others were involved, but the driving enthusiasm and passion for exploration of human abilities is what forced changes throughout the world.
Today’s corporations pride themselves on competitive advantage and ‘leveraging’ and all those other words. But the real innovation, the real progression, comes from people, not collective groups of individuals labelled ‘teams’ in which inevitably, one or two members do all the work!
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