How much effort is justified, to keep up-to-date? If something was worth an effort once, does that mean it is worth continued efforts in perpetuity (or thereabouts)? Sometimes yes, especially if the actual value lies in the attention we give—in the doing itself. Frequently no.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of counting things that are easy to count. The number of hours an employee worked last week is relatively easy for an employer to count; much harder to count is how much the employee trusts and respects the employer and the organization. That’s not even a number. Also […]