Comments on: Education 2.0: What's most important to do in college today? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:51:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? | Fabiano Caruso http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-217180 Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? | Fabiano Caruso Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:59:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-217180 [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...] [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...]

]]> By: ((little fat notebook)) - blog http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-180980 ((little fat notebook)) - blog Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:16:35 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-180980 <strong>A reflection on college: what is it for?...</strong> Those of you active on facebook have probably been tagged in the "25 random things about me" note by this point.... A reflection on college: what is it for?…

Those of you active on facebook have probably been tagged in the "25 random things about me" note by this point….

]]> By: JeffreyKGibbs.com » Giving http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-134110 JeffreyKGibbs.com » Giving Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:59:15 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-134110 [...] A related blog post written by Penelope Trunk, “Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?“. [...] [...] A related blog post written by Penelope Trunk, "Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?". [...]

]]> By: Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? — Fabiano Caruso http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-128148 Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? — Fabiano Caruso Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:36:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-128148 [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...] [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...]

]]> By: Michale zhu http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-115551 Michale zhu Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:28:16 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-115551 i am a college studets in china, i also feel puzzled about how to live my life fruitful, you know ,in china, lots of studends commit themselves into science and other subject,but forget about some more import thing to get in mind ,just like teamwork , to communictate effectivly and so on.give some advices ,please .. i am a college studets in china, i also feel puzzled about how to live my life fruitful, you know ,in china, lots of studends commit themselves into science and other subject,but forget about some more import thing to get in mind ,just like teamwork , to communictate effectivly and so on.give some advices ,please ..

]]> By: I Am Not A Lemon - Part Three: Why college is less about books and more about learning how to build Social Capital « On the Ocean http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-107316 I Am Not A Lemon - Part Three: Why college is less about books and more about learning how to build Social Capital « On the Ocean Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:40:29 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-107316 [...] has been a rash of posts over the last few months about ways technology is breaking apart face-to-face interaction, and [...] [...] has been a rash of posts over the last few months about ways technology is breaking apart face-to-face interaction, and [...]

]]> By: 当今大学里做什么最重要？ | Angelived中文翻译 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-106828 当今大学里做什么最重要？ | Angelived中文翻译 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:21:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-106828 [...] 原文地址：Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today? [...] [...] 原文地址：Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today? [...]

]]> By: I Am Not A Lemon - Part Three: Why college is less about books and more about learning how to build Social Capital « On the Water http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-106416 I Am Not A Lemon - Part Three: Why college is less about books and more about learning how to build Social Capital « On the Water Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:47:02 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-106416 [...] has been a rash of posts over the last few months about ways technology is breaking apart face-to-face interaction, and [...] [...] has been a rash of posts over the last few months about ways technology is breaking apart face-to-face interaction, and [...]

]]> By: Fabiano Caruso | Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-106227 Fabiano Caruso | Educação 2.0: o que é mais importante a se fazer na universidade hoje? Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:08:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-106227 [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...] [...] de ler um artigo super interessante da Penelope Trunk, intitulado: Education 2.0: What’s most important to do in college today?, que conduziu-me a outras leituras interessantes. Ela tem levantado questões importantes sobre os [...]

]]> By: Peter McAlpine http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/comment-page-1/#comment-106122 Peter McAlpine Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:45:47 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/08/12/eduation-20-whats-most-important-to-do-in-college-today/#comment-106122 Dawn, I did the same thing at university when I did my BA from 1975-1979. You have made a very important realization. Spending time on developing one's ability to develop relationships and on becoming stronger in the core spiritual values of relationships is very important, and university life is a great opportunity to improve in this area. But, of course, studying hard to get the good final grade does help one to get one's first job. Such is the importance in business of creating a loving, caring, and warm organization that I make a living from doing this. Being strong in the spiritual values of service (love, care, warmth, empathy, and in the use of intuition) is very important in leading a happy and successful life; not just knowledge and rational thinking. Universities should focus so much more than they do on these "soft" areas as they prepare people for the non-academic, "outside world". The times are changing very quickly, and the days of male dominance are fading and will continue to fade. The importance of being able to and wanting from the heart to show love, care, warmth, and empathy is gradually increasing even in business. The importance of intuition is also growing in importance. With this trend, the role of the leader is changing, and the need for leaders who can build relationships is growing. It is no coincidence that more and more women are being chosen for leadership and sales positions as women tend to be naturally stronger in the relevant spiritual values (love, care, warmth, etc.) and in relationship-building. The value of women's natural strengths and nature in business is being recognized more and more, especially in service industries. Luxury resorts, for example, in my experience aim to hire 70% women and 30% men in S.E. Asia because it is generally easier to create a loving and caring guest experience with women, and this is where the money is made in the hotel industry at the 4-star and 5-star levels nowadays. The days of the domination of the forceful behaviours traditionally stronger in men are starting to fade away as they don't work like they used to in developing a business; nor are they generally desired by customers anymore. We all have to adapt. The education of men will have to change to include a stronger focus on relationship-building, love, care, service, etc., and it should be built into school and university education. Don't be surprized if you are asked at your job interview, "Give me some recent examples of how you have shown love and care." So, even if universities don't build this aspect of education into the curriculum, students should focus on it themselves or they will receive a very loud wake-up call when they leave university. Dawn, I did the same thing at university when I did my BA from 1975-1979. You have made a very important realization. Spending time on developing one's ability to develop relationships and on becoming stronger in the core spiritual values of relationships is very important, and university life is a great opportunity to improve in this area. But, of course, studying hard to get the good final grade does help one to get one's first job.

Such is the importance in business of creating a loving, caring, and warm organization that I make a living from doing this. Being strong in the spiritual values of service (love, care, warmth, empathy, and in the use of intuition) is very important in leading a happy and successful life; not just knowledge and rational thinking. Universities should focus so much more than they do on these "soft" areas as they prepare people for the non-academic, "outside world".

The times are changing very quickly, and the days of male dominance are fading and will continue to fade. The importance of being able to and wanting from the heart to show love, care, warmth, and empathy is gradually increasing even in business. The importance of intuition is also growing in importance.

With this trend, the role of the leader is changing, and the need for leaders who can build relationships is growing. It is no coincidence that more and more women are being chosen for leadership and sales positions as women tend to be naturally stronger in the relevant spiritual values (love, care, warmth, etc.) and in relationship-building.

The value of women's natural strengths and nature in business is being recognized more and more, especially in service industries. Luxury resorts, for example, in my experience aim to hire 70% women and 30% men in S.E. Asia because it is generally easier to create a loving and caring guest experience with women, and this is where the money is made in the hotel industry at the 4-star and 5-star levels nowadays.

The days of the domination of the forceful behaviours traditionally stronger in men are starting to fade away as they don't work like they used to in developing a business; nor are they generally desired by customers anymore. We all have to adapt. The education of men will have to change to include a stronger focus on relationship-building, love, care, service, etc., and it should be built into school and university education.

Don't be surprized if you are asked at your job interview, "Give me some recent examples of how you have shown love and care."

So, even if universities don't build this aspect of education into the curriculum, students should focus on it themselves or they will receive a very loud wake-up call when they leave university.

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