Discovering the Greatest Possibilities of Work
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My dog's name is Buzz . . also known by our neighbors as Buzz the "super soaker" because of his tendancy to drool everywhere! :)
I like how you described what you were hoping to get from the SNW experience, btw.
In regards to work/life balance, I think this network will serve as a sounding board for advice. In other words, after all the sharing we did and realizations we had as a class - this network will hopefully prove to be a safe place to seek frank advice when work/life balance challenges emerge.
Also, I think the topic board is a good idea, update it with a new topic every once a week, once a month,,,or.... so that people can post their thoughts... I think a lot of the content that gets posted will be dependant on how much time a person has to play here. ;) papers and exams and real work tend to get in the way of the fun stuff. ;)
my 2 cents.
I have pasted a bunch of white papers on the front wall of my office, where people can draw the pictures of what is their perfect day. That was my first improvement after the class.
Thanks for the class though. I really like it, and I really appreciate your efforts.
What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding? I keed!
Well, I think that since this class is comprised of hard working multitaskers who are probably paying huge Bay Area mortgages/rents while trying to balance work and family, I reckon there's some stress issues in all of us. At very least this will act as a sounding board for some of us to vent, whine, primal scream, etc. I'm hoping to use is as a job board if I ever decide to quit my current gig. :)
I have though about this question a lot over the past week.What could the Spirit of the New Workplace web site provide for me and what could I give to it? How does SNW differ from other social web site (Linked In, Facebook, etc.).
I see the benefit of creating a network of people who have taken the course, but with the popularity of social network web sites how can this one provide enough value that I will put at the top of the list and come back to it regularly. The networked sites I use at work help me do my job better and resolve problems more quickly. The most important feature that I use are thediscussion boards and posted articles. I think it would be of value to apply these features to the Spirit of the New Work Place site as well. A discussion board to ask other members what success they have had applying certain tools or techniques as well as categorized articles on the same topics. I think this is an area where I might have some releventant information to contribute. Maybe case studies could be worked into some of your classes, especially if you have some that last longer than two weeks. Possible offer to post some students work as case studies?
Another feature that I would like would be tools to help me keep these lessons learned at the forefront of my mind. One thing I thought of was some way to write myself a letter like we did in class, but to do it online. Maybe an email to myself that won't be sent for three months. This might be getting more into the "life couch" arena than more of the Spirit of the New Workplace, but the consistent and long term application of these lessons learned is what I see as my biggest challenge.
Those are my thoughts at this point. I am sure I will have more.
-Jason
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