Literary Profile

The earliest memories of literature were really not there. I didn’t have any nursery rhymes or bedtime stories to my knowledge. It was always just get your butt to bed.  I do remember one bedtime story to think about it but it was with my friend’s mom but not really SEU appropriate so I can really describe it. Lately I have been reading Jim Collins books like Good to Great, How the Mighty Fall, Built to Last. The most significant text would Good to Great where Jim Collins talks about the school bus analogy in business. Collins says, “People are not your most important asset. The right people are.” He uses the analogy of a bus driver to while describing how to create a winning team within your organization. He recommends that you first get the right people on the bus, and then you get the wrong people off the bus, then the right people in the right seats, and then figure out where you want to drive that bus. Hire people with characteristics you cannot easily instill. Focus on who you are paying, not how. He also recommends analyzing someone’s character, work ethic, intelligence, and dedication to their values before deeply analyzing credentials and practical skills. This is stuck with me so much since in May I’m taking over a company reading this literature has really changed everything. My favorite part is really the opening of the essay “Literature is a thing you do as part of life.” Recently like I said this has become so real to me. I use to hate literature but a little more each day I’m starting to turn around. “What you get out of what you read depends on what you read and where you are in your life when you read it. Most importantly, what you get out of your reading depends on how you read. One of the main things you can learn in this class is how to read so as to get the most out of your reading.” Professor Corrigan nailed this one on the head to be honest I can’t wait to dive in on this course and become engaged and critical analysis literature in various ways.