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By Steven B. McKinney, McKinney Consulting, Inc.
Perhaps during this season of harvest and thanksgiving we should think a little less about ourselves and a bit more of others. During this month's newsletter we would like to highlight a wonderful organization, the Seoul International Women’s Association, which has been doing a lot of charity work for the last 30 years.
The Seoul International Women’s Association (SIWA) together with the diplomatic community has hosted a fundraising bazaar for 30 years, raising 260 million KRW in 2008 alone. This year the bazaar will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at the Grand Hilton Hotel and will be one of the largest annual fundraising events in Korea , at which business people will also have the opportunity to network with the international and diplomatic community in Seoul. read on |
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 Guest Columnist: Rodney J. Johnson, President
Prescient Consulting Inc.
Trust is a word we commonly use and think we understand. We think of it as a simple concept, and speak of how important it is to us. However, that doesn't mean that we truly appreciate trust for what it is, how it is gained, how it is lost, and what we can do in our everyday lives to make use of it. Trust is something we want to receive and something we want to give. It is no strange thing then, that we only give full trust to those we have direct knowledge of. Since we trust those we know well more than those we don't, and our goal is to be trusted, then our mission should be to ensure everyone knows us well. We've all heard about how trust is the grease of civil  society, the invisible ink of the social contract. Society has even created various tools (contracts, credentials, references) to solidify the benefits of it. If we can trust, things can happen. If we can't, we either have to get what we want on our own or go without. We do make contracts, which we think will give weight to our trust, but don't even make those contracts with those we can't trust. Trust speeds things up. It allows for more rapid decision making and more decisive action once things are settled. The trusted man gets the job. Read On |
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By Howard Cant McKinney Consulting Inc.
One of the most original interviewers I ever met was a guy called Bob Bodfish. He was interviewing me for the position as HR Manager. Told me to meet him in the pub next door to the office at lunch-time. I dressed smartly, prepared all my questions, practiced my resume, my “strengths and weaknesses” answers and my “no thanks, I don’t drink at lunchtime, can I have an orange juice, please”. Hesitantly, I went through the door of the pub.
I looked around and all I could see was a solitary middle aged man with open-necked shirt, slacks and loafers playing the pinball machine. I stood in the doorway; he turned around “You Howard?” He asked. “Yes” I hesitatingly replied. “Come play, pinball” he instructed. Read on
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