Loyola business school chair to explain importance of laziness during a job hunt
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Loyola business school chair to explain importance of laziness during a job hunt
“The Importance of Being Lazy” during a job hunt is not often addressed – maybe never – but Al Gini believes the idea plays a crucial role in this process.
Job hunters are invited to bring their spouses and come to hear Gini, chair of the management department in the school of business administration of Loyola University Chicago, in this humorous yet positively motivating presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the gymnasium of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville.
“Being lazy isn’t necessarily a character flaw,” according to Gini. He adds, “It can also be an act of wisdom, well-being, creativity and maturity.” He bases these comments on his belief that “even if we love our work (job search); find creativity, success and pleasure in our work (job search); we also crave, desire and need not to work. Even in tough times, we all need to play more in our lives.” Gini, also a professor of business ethics at Loyola, says this plan works not only during a job search, but also when searching for the next step in a career path.
A cofounder and long-time associate editor of “Business Ethics Quarterly,” the journal of the Society for Business Ethics, Gini also has been resident philosopher on National Public Radio’s Chicago affiliate WBEZ-FM for over 23 years. He also regularly lectures on issues of business and ethics before community and professional organizations.
Gini is the author of several books, including “My Job My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual”; “The Importance of Being Lazy: In Praise of Play, Leisure and Vacations”; “Why It’s Hard to Be Good” and “Seeking the Truth of Things.”
This free program is being sponsored by the St. Thomas the Apostle Job Ministry. For more information about “The Importance of Being Lazy” or the Job Ministry, contact Jim Breen, advisor to the ministry and a deacon at St. Thomas, at (630) 355-8980 or at jimb4853@yahoo.com.
St. Thomas the Apostle, a parish of the Diocese of Joliet, strives to bear the Good News of God’s unconditional love to all generations through worship, faith formation, witness and service. Organized in 1984, the St. Thomas faith community numbers more than 3,300 households of more than 11,000 people. Complete news and information on parish events, guest speakers and special programs can be viewed at www.stapostle.org. For general parish information, call (630) 355-8980 or visit www.stapostle.org.
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