Monday, November 26, 2007

What is valued?

Changing our thanksgiving tradition, I served Jane and my 4 kids, 15,17,19 & 21 chicken marsala and broccoli rabe for lunch and chicken curry for our dinner. The reaction was surprising as we as a pack descended on the meal. With two home from college, it was interesting to see how years change the person.

I read the paper and news to the point of an addictive behavior. I see the angst and turmoil in industry and business, typically a reaction to a quarter by quarter or month to month basis as oil nears $100 a barrel. Living here in VT, I am surrounded by a sense of security and sustainability as companies like NRG Systems and Green Mountain Coffee compete globally and Orvis manages to “offshore” some of the tightest fly rods around.


Bottom Line: I have questions today, what makes good good? What makes great not good enough. Being from sales it goes down individual performance. How do others in the organization feel as special projects pop up and they not understanding how they are measured or how they impact the business? For me, job statisfaction and productivity came to mind.