Theory X and Theory Y
Take a quick tour through Douglas McGregor’s theory X and theory Y, arising from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Read on at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/theory-x-and-theory-y.html
#McGregor #Maslow #Theory

Searching difficult sites
There is a way we can search sites which don’t have a built-in search function. Check out how at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/searching-difficult-sites.html
#index #forced-search #search

A meta-theory idea
How do we bridge people into career development; how do we smooth their path? Perhaps having a theory conversation might help https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/a-meta-theory-idea.html
#meta-theory #career #transition

Why Choose an Ethical Framework?
Connecting us to three ethical framework options for working through problems at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/06/why-choose-ethical-framework.html
#Welfel #Bond #Velasquez #Ethics #Frameworks

PowerPoint conversion from cm to pixels
Have you ever been asked to extract images from a slide deck for use on a TV? Avoid some rookie errors at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/powerpoint-conversion-from-cm-to-pixels.html
#PowerPoint #pixels #image #centimetres

Goodhart's Law, or duck-shoving
Ah: we see a pattern; set our goal; then try so hard to meet our goal that we change our behaviour. Find out more at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/goodharts-law-or-duck-shoving.html
# Goodhart's_Law #Behaviour #Change

Lloyd's SPARK-L framework
There is an organisational career development model similar to DOTS. Read on at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/lloyds-spark-l-framework.html
#SPARK-L #model #framework #career

Even more on catchphrases
Our family is a repeater of catchphrases, and I have a few more to share at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/even-more-on-catchphrases.html
#culture #aphorisms #catchphrases

The impact of AI
Is AI going to have a dramatic impact on the world of work? Or is it overhyped? I am thinking about that at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/the-impact-of-ai.html
#Hype #Job-Losses #AI

Costs of recruitment
I have been thinking about just how much recruitment may cost. Read on at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/costs-of-recruitment.html
#Career #Recruitment #external-costs #internal-costs

When Outlook search stops working...
When the results you get on an Outlook email search is “no results”, you might need to rebuild your index. Find out how at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/when-outlook-search-stops-working.html
#Outlook #Email #Search

Einstein and theory
I think we can forget what theory is for: and how useful it is as a frame for examination. Read on at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/einstein-and-theory.html
#Einstein #Theory #Naive-Inquirer #Naive-Enquirer

Eleven Steps for Ethical Decision Making
How about eleven steps to help us work out where an ethical problem may occur? Read about Velasquez et al’s work at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/12/eleven-steps-for-ethical-decision-making.html
#Ethics #Career-Dev #choice #lenses #Velazquez

Internet Archive moves to .lcpl files
If borrowing books from the Internet Archive, we now need to use Thorium Reader, and are downloading lcpl files. See how at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/internet-archive-moves-to-lcpl-files.html
#Internet-Archive #Thorium #lcpl #download

Financial literacy quiz
Check out your financial nous-ness from Atkinson and Messy’s financial literacy quiz at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/financial-literacy-quiz.html
#finance #financial-literacy

What is a career?
Thinking about some expert definitions of “career” at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/what-is-career.html
#Career #Career-Dev #definition

Copying a Google Calendar from 2025 to 2026, part 3
Find out the next step in how to copy a Google calendar at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/copying-google-calendar-from-2025-to.html
#Google #Calendar #Copying #How-To

Lenses for Ethical Decision Making
Let’s step through the six ethical lenses of Cavanagh et al, 1981, for ethical decision-marking at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/lenses-for-ethical-decision-making.html
#ethics #decisions #career

Time for a reminder
A quick reminder on writing around the topic, not the author at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/time-for-reminder.html
#laundry-list #academic-writing #power

Word Navigation Pane
I REGULARLY lose Word’s navigation pane toggle. So I am writing myself an aide memoire for my future lost self at https://www.samyoung.co.nz/2025/11/word-navigation-pane.html
#Word #Navigation-Pane #Toggle