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- By Gary Cokins
Dear young new (future) employees,
You have an opportunity to change the world; but I am worried about you. Understandably, you are probably not interested in a finger-wagging lecture from an old fuddy-duddy and grandfather like me. But, that is not my intent, so please hear me out.
Here’s my main concern: It’s possible that you are overly obsessed with social media. There is more to life than Facebook, video games, You Tube, Internet surfing and endless texting. Sure, each past generation has had its share of new gadgets and technologies to become immersed in – but none compare to what has become available to your generation.
Don’t get me wrong; the Internet and smart phones are great. But, they can also be time-consuming distractions that keep you from focusing on more important things – like career-building and learning activities that prepare you for the future.
By no means am I proposing that you abandon social media and the endless wave of new technologies. Instead,
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Gary Cokins
Gary Cokins is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems. He is the founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina at www.garycokins.com . Gary received a BS degree with honors in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from Cornell University in 1971. He received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 1974.
Gary began his career as a strategic planner with FMC’s Link-Belt Division and then served as Financial Controller and Operations Manager. In 1981 Gary began his management consulting career first with Deloitte consulting, and then in 1988 with KPMG consulting. 1992 Gary headed the National Cost Management Consulting Services for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) now part of HP. From 1997 until recently Gary was in business development with SAS, a leading provider of enterprise and corporate performance management (EPM/CPM) and business analytics and intelligence software.
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