This whole discussion reminds me of way Americans keep renaming jobs. We
used to call them garbage men now they are sanitary engineers. We sued to
all them employees now they are associates.
it is not what we call them that counts but what is in the mind set of the
people. It seems to me those most intent on changing the name of something
are the least understanding of the mind set change it is supposed it
represent.
It makes no difference if we call people resources but all the difference
in what the manager's mind set is about people. Change the name won't
impact the mind set.
People are a resource. If I have a project and I do not have the right
kind of people (resources) it will not get done. If I have a project with
the right resources (people) and treat them as disposable or other wise
refuse to show care it may not get done.
Gene
Eugene Taurman
interLinx ilx@execpc.com http://www.execpc.com/~ilx
What you are is determined by the thoughts that dominate your mind.
Paraphrase of Proverbs 23 Ch7
--Eugene Taurman <ilx@execpc.com>
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