What Ever Happened to Resourceful Employees?
Posted April 25, 2008 by Margie Zable FisherI love resourceful people, especially in business. Especially in a small business. To me, it’s one of the top qualities every employee should have.
As I was watching Ugly Betty last night, the topic of resourcefulness came up. When the mother of the publisher of the magazine wanted to do something in the magazine, she was told it cost too much money. After a pep talk from Ugly Betty on how the mother was “the most resourceful person” Betty knew, the mother created a government-subsidized program with former prison inmates that would accomplish the task that there was no money for.
Of course, 24-year-old Ugly Betty is also very resourceful. But I haven’t run into too many resourceful 20-somethings lately.
I recently posted a job ad for a summer intern in my Boca Raton office. I have gotten several resumes. Unfortunately, I have in my mind a few ways that potential interns would stand out favorably in my mind, and none of those things have happened. They all have to do with resourcefulness.
Am I expecting too much? Maybe. But I’m still going to hold out for someone resourceful.
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