Comments on: No jerk zones http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/ helping people break out of pigeonholes since 2003 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:30:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MFG http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-643 MFG Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:08:42 +0000 http://mediainfluencer.bigblogcompany.net/wp/index.php/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/#comment-643 Having had to work with a few of these types over the years, weeding them out is much preferable to any other method of dealing with them. Having had to work with a few of these types over the years, weeding them out is much preferable to any other method of dealing with them.

]]> By: Norman http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Norman Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:10:40 +0000 http://mediainfluencer.bigblogcompany.net/wp/index.php/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/#comment-475 Greed aversion and delusion are the expression of the three oldest and deepest drives in human being (in this case, from a Buddhist perspective of 2,500 years). The last two play heavily in the life of the bully - or the asshole in modern terms. Rather than performing an exclusion, might it not be better to perform a relationship, one that had value elements for all? These are deep human characteristics, and to perform rejections on a significant percentage of human beings simply because they manifest problems with their own or others negative behaviour doesnt serve the human race very well. Better we learn to live together than that we learn to exclude each other... Greed aversion and delusion are the expression of the three oldest and deepest drives in human being (in this case, from a Buddhist perspective of 2,500 years). The last two play heavily in the life of the bully – or the asshole in modern terms.

Rather than performing an exclusion, might it not be better to perform a relationship, one that had value elements for all? These are deep human characteristics, and to perform rejections on a significant percentage of human beings simply because they manifest problems with their own or others negative behaviour doesnt serve the human race very well. Better we learn to live together than that we learn to exclude each other…

]]> By: Chris Sims - Technical Management Institute http://www.mediainfluencer.net/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Chris Sims - Technical Management Institute Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:40:16 +0000 http://mediainfluencer.bigblogcompany.net/wp/index.php/2007/04/no-jerk-zones/#comment-474 While walking this morning, I listened to the <a href="http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/hbr/hbr_ideacast.jhtml" rel="nofollow">HBR Ideacast</a> #35, <a href="http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/misc/ideacast/archives_hbrideacast.jhtml#episode35" rel="nofollow">What it Means to Work Here</a>. In it they mention a hiring practice used by <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/" rel="nofollow">Whole Foods</a>, that I really like. New hires are on probation for the first 4 weeks. At the end of that time, their coworkers vote to keep them or let them go. This should weed out some of the jerks! While walking this morning, I listened to the HBR Ideacast #35, What it Means to Work Here. In it they mention a hiring practice used by Whole Foods, that I really like. New hires are on probation for the first 4 weeks. At the end of that time, their coworkers vote to keep them or let them go.

This should weed out some of the jerks!

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