What We Are Unwilling to Change? And Why?

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Posted by Garrett O'Brien+ on 8-Oct-2012 in business etiquette, career management, ethics, featured post, leadership, The HRIS Career World, values, vision | 0 comments

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One of the many words of wisdom we broadcast on LinkedIn and our twitter jobs account (@hrisjobs) states simply:

What we are keeping in front of us is where we go…

and

What we tolerate, we cannot change.

In an earlier article, we discussed why we should establish and focus on only one set of ethics otherwise risk the lose of integrity, trust, and understanding from family, and friends.

Or, risk the acknowledgement we are limited and do what we can to rectify the situation.

The Seeds of Who We Become

Who we become will be determined by

The Seeds of Liberty

For any sovereign leader, we need to hold him or her responsible and accountable to…

Low unemployment

No government anywhere has ever been effective at this without letting businesses do what they need to do with minimal government intervention (and no matter how much any whines, defends, and defies this, they can’t dispute their claims with facts)

Reduced deficit

A government burdened by a debt that is greater than 30 percent of the GDP can’t protect its people, period

Reduced size of government

It is already self-evident that the larger anything is, the quicker its effectiveness diminishes (or do we have to again explain why we are paying $800 for a hammer and $1600 for a toilet???).

No matter what any government thinks, someone has to pay for the services they render.

Last we checked, money does not grow on trees and printing money to support a failing economy gas ALWAYS lead to hyperinflation – the USA is already one year into this scenario and needs only 6 to 18 months before hyperinflation kicks in, should this not be reversed before then.

Allow businesses to do what they need to do without the burden of government on their backs

Businesses have to make a profit, governments could care less; which also means businesses have to pass the cost of maintaining the imposed regulations onto their customers.

The best example of this exists in Brazil, which has a tax on everything and a charges a fee for any government service, where most goods cost from 2 to 4 times what they do in the global market..

Collect the excess currency in our financial system

Hyperinflation ALWAYS starts with an economy that has been flooded with currency (which is exactly what the Federal Reserve is doing with Obama’s blessings for nearly a year now). But collecting the excess currency has to be accompanied by all the above.

Provide an economic environment that promotes savings

The US Savings Bond used to be one of the best ways to double your money in 7 years time.

Saving for retirement should be on everyone’s plans, even when first graduating from college.

Granted, the current economic state has basically forced many to re-enter the workforce while others have looked to Latin and South America, or elsewhere, to live as expats during retirement.

But without what they have already saved, their lives would have been much worse.

Having a savings has many benefits for both the account holder as well as the community.

And communities that are doing well are more self-sufficient.

Lastly, a sovereign policy should allow its military to do what is designed to do

As opposed to acting as officials at a football game.

Tying the hands of any military only binds the power of that sovereignty.

And to bind the powers of that sovereignty only ends up forfeiting the advantage to the enemy of the State.

This policy needs to include rebuilding to the favor of the victor – remembering tHat assisting a populace that couldn’t defend themselves is entirely different from feeling sorry a people that refused to defend themselves.

Garrett O’Brien

With 20+ years in roles as a client executive sponsor, project management, as well as functional / technical lead, Garrett is sought for his expertise in the USA, Europe, and Brazil.

He has an extensive background in implementing multi-product, multi-line HRIS environments that provides a smoother transition from legacy to new systems.

Garrett’s previous clients include ADP, Case New Holland, Cushman & Wakefield, Honeywell International, Lubrizol, MAHLE, Sodexho USA, and many others ranging from SMB’s to the Fortune 50.

Currently, Garrett works from his home office near São Paulo, Brazil as the publisher and editor for The HRIS World publications. Also, he contributes articles for their various blogs as well as provides guest posts to several IT, Cloud, and HRIS blogs.

Garrett’s current roles involve…

• Publisher, writer, and owner of 4 leading HRIS system and career blogs which are read in 50+ countries

• HR.com Advisory Board for the ERP/HRIS Community

• CEO for CGServices USA — focusing on multi-provider, multi-line system for HRIS systems

• Registered partner with Microsoft, providing the latest developments on the newest technologies from Microsoft

• Council and Education Member of Gerson Lehrman Group Council, which helps institutions of the world leaders meet, engage and manage experts across a wide range of sectors and disciplines.

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