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humor. Never think something that is I stated earlier, like it or not, we are understand that people approach
humorous or witty to you will be being watched! Yes, baruch Hashem, issues based on many factors, including
received as such by others. Of course, we are different. We dress differently the values of their specific generation
never use the company’s email for per- than our peers and our language must and era. For example, the “boomer”
sonal reasons. Most companies moni- be more refined. Our humor may be generation (born between 1946 and
tor their employees’ email usage, and witty but, of course, never vulgar. Our 1956) approaches issues differently
we need to be careful not to create a behavior in the work place must be than more recent generations. The
chilul Hashem. Remember, once you professional and consistent. We need younger, more highly technology-ori-
“send” an email, your message may to avoid excessive personal use of cell ented generation, needs to understand
become very public. Be careful of what phones or smartphones. While learn- and learn from the older, more experi-
you send! ing Torah is a wonderful thing, the per- enced, but less technology-savvy gener-
missibility of Torah learning on the job ation.
8) Potential for continued learning requires one to ask a shaila to a com-
and professional development: The petent rav or posek. Is such Torah To conclude, we endured the Great
attitude we convey about a subject mat- learning a mitzva or a mitzva haba Recession of 2008-09, when five to
ter should never be one of “I know all be’aveyra? eight million jobs were eliminated from
there is to know.” Assume you do not the American economy. In the past few
know enough, because you don’t! Many 10) Ability to apply knowledge and months, the American economy has
managers want to see their staff devel- skills in real-world settings: It is one begun a slow but steady growth in jobs.
op greater expertise in the core mission thing to amass technical knowledge The overall unemployment rate has
subject area. We need to be open to about a subject area. It is quite anoth- dropped to the pre-Great Recession
continued learning and professional er to be able to apply that knowledge in period. Those who have acquired job
development. This may entail classes, a real-world, real-time setting. We must skills may now have job opportunities
workshops, conferences and conven- transfer the core curriculum we studied they did not have in past years. Let us
tions, online programs, and college in high school and college to the real make sure we stay competitive, demon-
courses. In some cases, even out-of- world workplace. strate values that are important to our
town travel may be necessary. employers, and maximize our ability to
How is that done? We need to fully obtain and retain good jobs. Let’s make
9. Professionalism in office deco- understand the demographic nature of sure we “stay in the mix.”◆
rum, dress, language, and behavior: As the current work place. We need to
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humorous or witty to you will be being watched! Yes, baruch Hashem, issues based on many factors, including
received as such by others. Of course, we are different. We dress differently the values of their specific generation
never use the company’s email for per- than our peers and our language must and era. For example, the “boomer”
sonal reasons. Most companies moni- be more refined. Our humor may be generation (born between 1946 and
tor their employees’ email usage, and witty but, of course, never vulgar. Our 1956) approaches issues differently
we need to be careful not to create a behavior in the work place must be than more recent generations. The
chilul Hashem. Remember, once you professional and consistent. We need younger, more highly technology-ori-
“send” an email, your message may to avoid excessive personal use of cell ented generation, needs to understand
become very public. Be careful of what phones or smartphones. While learn- and learn from the older, more experi-
you send! ing Torah is a wonderful thing, the per- enced, but less technology-savvy gener-
missibility of Torah learning on the job ation.
8) Potential for continued learning requires one to ask a shaila to a com-
and professional development: The petent rav or posek. Is such Torah To conclude, we endured the Great
attitude we convey about a subject mat- learning a mitzva or a mitzva haba Recession of 2008-09, when five to
ter should never be one of “I know all be’aveyra? eight million jobs were eliminated from
there is to know.” Assume you do not the American economy. In the past few
know enough, because you don’t! Many 10) Ability to apply knowledge and months, the American economy has
managers want to see their staff devel- skills in real-world settings: It is one begun a slow but steady growth in jobs.
op greater expertise in the core mission thing to amass technical knowledge The overall unemployment rate has
subject area. We need to be open to about a subject area. It is quite anoth- dropped to the pre-Great Recession
continued learning and professional er to be able to apply that knowledge in period. Those who have acquired job
development. This may entail classes, a real-world, real-time setting. We must skills may now have job opportunities
workshops, conferences and conven- transfer the core curriculum we studied they did not have in past years. Let us
tions, online programs, and college in high school and college to the real make sure we stay competitive, demon-
courses. In some cases, even out-of- world workplace. strate values that are important to our
town travel may be necessary. employers, and maximize our ability to
How is that done? We need to fully obtain and retain good jobs. Let’s make
9. Professionalism in office deco- understand the demographic nature of sure we “stay in the mix.”◆
rum, dress, language, and behavior: As the current work place. We need to
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