And here is this week's Friday Five
- What do you do for a living? I mainly teach and research at the University of Auckland. I also do a bit of management consulting too. I suppose into this list, I should put that I'm currently a doctoral candidate1 researching the way in which strategy comes about (is created) in professional service firms.
- What do you like most about your job? The flexibility - I can work the way I want to, when I want, and how I want to. On top of that, I can read and research the things I find interesting. For me, I'd say that was pretty hard to beat.
- What do you like least about your job? Having to write. I enjoy the reading and the research; I'm okay and the synthesing of ideas, etc; But, I've always found writing a chore - I can do it, but it takes discipline.
- When you have a bad day at work it's usually because ... Either, I haven't written enough for this week's PhD quota, or I'm worried about the students. Strange, one I can something about, the other is really beyond my control.
- What other career(s) are you interested in? Day trading - again its the flexibility and the ability to do some analysis. Process consultant - since leaving IT (does anyone actually leave), I've become more and more interested in people and how they work/think/etc. Process consulting2 would allow me to explore that more.
This week's questions, are from melanie .
1 The actual title of my PhD research (at this time) is Strategising in professional service firms
2 It's Edgar Schein again!
