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5 thoughts on “New Column on Investing in Employees\’ Minds”
Hello,
I loved your paper (it’s a matter I’ve thought about for years), and especially these words :
« The paradox for knowledge workers is this: the more time you spend in gaining knowledge, the less time you have to apply it. The reverse is also true. We must strike a proper balance between learning and doing. Most people have their nose to the grindstone. Very few spend enough time, energy and money in a quest to gain and process knowledge. But maybe the Web can change this. With the Web, each of us can make a list of all the experts in our field and track their every move and their every word. »
I would like to ask your autorisation to translate it in french and post it on my blog @ http://bienvenus.com
Kind regards,
Jean-Marie Le Ray
Permission granted.
I emailed this to president of the company I work for and I hope they read it and clue in. They don’t believe that employees need training and knowledge to suceed.
Hi Paul,
Here is the translation : http://adscriptum.blogspot.com/2005/03/les-travailleurs-de-la-connaissance.html
Thanks a lot,
Jean-Marie Le Ray
Paul, your comment about paradox for kw strikes a deep chord. You are very right in your observations. First time here and I loved it.
Regards
Raj