Comments on: Ahead of the Curve http://www.generatorgroup.net/blogpage/ahead-of-the-curve/ Your Talent I.D. Partner Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Roosevelt Shutte http://www.generatorgroup.net/blogpage/ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Roosevelt Shutte Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:20:12 +0000 http://generatorgroup.net/?p=504#comment-9 Another great posting with good points, We have been a lurker here for quite a while but hope to be far more involved in the foreseeable future. Another great posting with good points, We have been a lurker here for quite a while but hope to be far more involved in the foreseeable future.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.generatorgroup.net/blogpage/ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Elaine Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:18:49 +0000 http://generatorgroup.net/?p=504#comment-6 Thanks Michael for the comment and if you want to share more Jac stories, come by Generator for a cup of coffee sometime soon! Thanks Michael for the comment and if you want to share more Jac stories, come by Generator for a cup of coffee sometime soon!

]]> By: Michael Kelly http://www.generatorgroup.net/blogpage/ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael Kelly Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:29:34 +0000 http://generatorgroup.net/?p=504#comment-5 I had the pleasure of working for Dr. Jac at Saratoga Institute and must underscore the main points in "Ahead of the Curve." Dr. Jac did not appreciate people who would say, "Well, it does take time for new ideas to soak in. We should be patient." "Fiddlesticks," he would reply. "It'sall about measuring outcomes not inputs...what's so hard to get about that? Do you count the foods you eat or the pounds you weigh? People don't want to get it because it holds them accountable for results. In much of HR, that's hemlock." Well, maybe not exact quotes, but I'm pretty close. I still remember the questions he asked me during my interview: 1. Can you write? Prove it to me. 2. Can you think? Prove it to me. It was a difficult interview, but I must have passed: I worked for Saratoga and it's purchaser, Pricewaterhouse/Coopers for nearly ten years. Biggest Takeway? I learned more about survey design and data interpretation at Saratoga than in all my other professional experiences combined. I still miss it. Michael Kelly Former Director of Survey Research Formerly with Saratoga Institute I had the pleasure of working for Dr. Jac at Saratoga Institute and must underscore the main points in “Ahead of the Curve.” Dr. Jac did not appreciate people who would say, “Well, it does take time for new ideas to soak in. We should be patient.”
“Fiddlesticks,” he would reply. “It’sall about measuring outcomes not inputs…what’s so hard to get about that? Do you count the foods you eat or the pounds you weigh? People don’t want to get it because it holds them accountable for results. In much of HR, that’s hemlock.”
Well, maybe not exact quotes, but I’m pretty close.
I still remember the questions he asked me during my interview:
1. Can you write? Prove it to me. 2. Can you think? Prove it to me.
It was a difficult interview, but I must have passed: I worked for Saratoga and it’s purchaser, Pricewaterhouse/Coopers for nearly ten years.
Biggest Takeway? I learned more about survey design and data interpretation at Saratoga than in all my other professional experiences combined. I still miss it.

Michael Kelly
Former Director of Survey Research
Formerly with Saratoga Institute

]]> By: Susan Burr http://www.generatorgroup.net/blogpage/ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Susan Burr Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:48:21 +0000 http://generatorgroup.net/?p=504#comment-4 Your comment "I didn't even ask" is very profound and something to remember when obstacles and opportunities arise in the future. Your comment “I didn’t even ask” is very profound and something to remember when obstacles and opportunities arise in the future.

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