I was recently talking to a colleague of mine how our corporate structure was derived from military. Things like hierarchy, sticking to certain time and routines are still important in certain corporations where they treat human beings as plain resources. My colleague mentioned that people seek out jobs because they don't know what to do with their time, they don't know how to structure it or achieve without having someone else tell them to do it.
Maybe he is right, we as human beings need external structure and hard deadlines to achieve something. But instead of assuming that all human beings do not have the thinking capability or creativity to carve out their own career, maybe we should train them.
Nobody ever tells you the secret to feeling great satisfaction and to grow in your career is to take tough projects. Do things that no one else will do. Maybe if you seek out a mentor they might tell you. But these should be taught at the beginning of our career.
We should be taught that we should constantly learn new skills and apply them in our job rather than just learning how it is done in the company.
We should also be taught how to manage our own time, career and structure in our life. Rather than assume that all human beings need external direction to succeed.
Thoughts?
Maybe he is right, we as human beings need external structure and hard deadlines to achieve something. But instead of assuming that all human beings do not have the thinking capability or creativity to carve out their own career, maybe we should train them.
Nobody ever tells you the secret to feeling great satisfaction and to grow in your career is to take tough projects. Do things that no one else will do. Maybe if you seek out a mentor they might tell you. But these should be taught at the beginning of our career.
We should be taught that we should constantly learn new skills and apply them in our job rather than just learning how it is done in the company.
We should also be taught how to manage our own time, career and structure in our life. Rather than assume that all human beings need external direction to succeed.
Thoughts?
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