Wake up and smell the roses
What time out of the corporate world has taught me Amidst the flotsam and jetsam that flows through my LinkedIn feed on a daily basis, there are occasional posts that really grab my attention, for reasons good or bad. One such post satisfied that criteria earlier this week, but unfortunately it was for all the wrong reasons. The article referred to a software CEO who described a key question he asks in interviews - “Would you leave your family behind on holiday if work required you to do so for ‘important business’?”. Any potential candidate saying “No”, would not be offered the job. What a great way of assessing their total commitment to the company before they even start, eh? He even boasted about how he abandoned his own family at Disneyland during one holiday so he could go off and close a deal. I guess he was at least practicing what he preached. To me, this post raises important issues for us all to consider – what is more important, family or job? Who do we want to be in contr