The semester gets me going like no other. My alarm was set for 7 this morning, and wouldn't you know it? I woke up a half hour ahead of it - "man, if I can just get back to sleep within 10 minutes, I'll be set." After lying there for 12, I decided to cut my losses.
I got up to Ives Hall around 8:30 for day 2 of my HR survey course with Professor Brad Bell. We read a good article for today called "Why I Hate HR," which was a cover story in Fast Company in 2005. It looked at all the complaints that managers and employees have about the HR field, especially how business strategy and HR, though supposedly aligned, seldom are. To me, this is one of the most often ignored issues in business -- how to help people feel connected to the company's strategy, and to develop real, replicable systems to keep them engaged and dedicated to the company's mission.
The class had a good bit of discussion, and I'm glad I chose to venture outside of the Johnson School for the first time.
I've just been in the library working on the third case (in three days) for Operations. The class is still interesting, and I am enjoying the outside reading of the operations-centric novel, The Goal.
I'm about to wrap up and head to SGE.
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