(토요모임) [28. Oct. 2017] Saturday meeting topic

[Scarlet]

Howdy ! 

It's me Scarlett !   

This week we have 3 topics. 

◈ Motivational movie

- The Most Incredible Speech: How You Living? - Rick Rigsby - MOTIVATION

◈ Social affairs: Brain Drain 

- South Korea’s Brain Drain-Why so many young South Koreans think of their country as “hell.”

- Korea suffers lack of work motivation, brain drain: survey

- Korea suffers serious brain drain

- Brain drain

◈  Personality types and Jobs

- The Best Jobs For Every Personality Type

- How does your personality type affect the number of people you manage?

Hope you enjoy the topics. 

With luv 

Scarlett 

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The Most Incredible Speech: How You Living? - Rick Rigsby - MOTIVATION

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South Korea’s Brain Drain

Why so many young South Koreans think of their country as “hell.”

By Ben Forney/ July 06, 2017

Students majoring in nursing prepare for their final exam at Bucheon University in Bucheon, South Korea (November 10, 2015).

Image Credit: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

When Moon Jae-in became South Korea’s president last May, he inherited a divided country, and that’s not just referring to the physical demarcation of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which has split the Korean peninsula since 1953. South Koreans themselves are fragmented and increasingly pessimistic about the future.

At first glance, these problems seem hidden beneath the country’s remarkable achievements. Over the past 70 years, South Korea has developed into one of the world’s largest economies, despite lacking natural resources and facing continuous threats from the North. Thirty years ago, South Koreans achieved a (mostly) peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy and have emerged as a regional leader in Asia and a competent “middle power” nation.

Today, South Korea can boast the fastest internet and longest life expectancy in the world. It is a country where you can walk alone at night in nearly any neighborhood without feeling threatened. Its culture of quick, friendly customer service and its comprehensive public transportation systems make it one of the most convenient countries in the world.

Korean pop culture is the envy of Asia, from its tear-jerking melodramas and films to its sadistically sugary K-pop music. Korean students are among the highest performing in the world; Korean companies like Hyundai and Samsung are global leaders in their fields; and next year the country will host the Olympics for the second time. The national healthcare system is inexpensive and effective, and their high tech hospitals have become a new center for medical tourism. And when Koreans unwind, they do so with unparalleled vigor. HiteJinro, a company specializing in the Korean rice-based liquor, soju, is the world’s best-selling spirits brand.

But beneath this veneer of “Gangnam Style” glitz and first-world efficiency lies a different story. Ask most Seoulites in their 20s and 30s about living in Korea, and you’re likely to hear a litany of complaints. This trait is especially acute in the country’s highly educated youths, particularly amongst those who have worked or studied abroad.

The 2016 IMD World Talent report ranked South Korea 46th out of 61 countries on its Brain Drain Index, placing it below less developed nations like India and the Philippines. The same report listed South Korea 47th countries on quality of life, and a pitiful 59th on worker motivation.

In recent years, young South Koreans have begun referring to the country as “Hell Chosun,” a reference to the Chosun Dynasty that lasted on the peninsula for 500 years, until the late 19th century. While “hell” is certainly hyperbole, if not outright offensive to those who live in war zones and abject poverty, the emergence of this phrase provides insight into Korean youths’ perceptions of their society.

Heo Seung-hee left South Korea in 2011 and now works as a registered nurse in Sydney, Australia. Before emigrating, she was employed at one of the most prestigious hospitals in Seoul.

“My strongest motivation to leave was the work culture,” she said. “There was really bad corruption. The doctors and nurses only get jobs because they graduated from a specific university or knew the right people.”

This idea of earning the right credentials and making the right contacts is drilled in from an early age. South Korea places enormous pressure on its youth. From elementary school onward, most students must attend an array of extracurricular cram schools to help them outpace their peers, often working late into the night to complete their assignments. These years of effort have only one goal: to prepare them for the ultra-competitive and life-defining college entrance exam.

After a brief stint of soju-infused bonding at university, the men are sent off for around two years of national service, usually in the military or police. Later, when they begin to look for work, Koreans of both genders must slog through months or years of part time jobs, unpaid internships, and qualifying exams just to enter a workforce that is conservative, as hierarchical as the military, and dominated by men.

“There was really bad gender discrimination,” said Heo. “Anyone that was male would ask me to bring them coffee. When we went to a hoesik [a company dinner], I had to sit next to them and pour alcohol for them. I felt uncomfortable, but it was a very common practice.”

Low wages in a country where living costs have risen precipitously also add to the burden of the youth. In order to survive on their meager earnings, many South Koreans live with their parents until they get married. Even after starting their own families, the obligation to fulfill filial duties is a deeply ingrained societal restraint that can force people into careers and relationships that they find deeply unsatisfying. A culture of conformity and respect for authority (which is often based on age, rather than qualification) can give the feeling of entrapment under an endless array of shifting responsibilities. This sense of helplessness has resulted in South Korea having the highest suicide rate in the OECD.

Seoul native Heo Minyoung (no relation) attended university in the United States before completing her Ph.D. in biophysics in France. Today she lives in Paris.

“People in Europe respect the balance between work, free time, and family time. Koreans don’t really respect that,” she said. “You don’t want to be sticking out. You just want to be in the flow. If you stick out, you won’t be happy in Korea.”

On top of these personal pressures, there is a sense that the social contract has been broken and the system stacked in the interests of the powerful. As the outpouring of frustration against former President Park Geun-hye illustrated earlier this year, South Koreans are fed up with what they view as endemic corruption between the government and the seemingly omnipotent conglomerates. With democratization, Koreans had hoped that the rampant cronyism of the country’s post-war boom decades would become a thing of the past. As this recent scandal showed, the problem had only become more deeply embedded.

The Millennial generation in South Korea grew up with different expectations than their parents and grandparents. As the country developed, everyone was guaranteed a steady, if difficult and perhaps menial, job. By contrast, today’s youth have no such guarantees and wouldn’t likely take such a job if they were offered it. No one wants to study every waking hour of their childhood just to work in the same factory that their parents did 40 years ago. They want well-paying, white collar jobs, and just as in other developed countries, there aren’t enough of those jobs to go around.

On top of all this, South Korea’s air quality has rapidly deteriorated in recent years, and in this health conscious country, Koreans are increasingly frustrated about the government’s lackadaisical response to the problem.

Since coming to power, President Moon has taken steps to address some of these issues. For the moment, he enjoys broad support and has pledged to end the corrupt practices that toppled the previous administration. He has promised to dramatically increase public sector jobs and shut down ten of the country’s coal power plants. So far, his cabinet includes four women, twice as many as the previous administration.

But once this honeymoon period is over, Moon will be forced to make some difficult decisions. Today, South Korea’s challenges include dealing with North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, managing a sluggish economy overly reliant on fickle export markets, and boosting one of the lowest birthrates in the world. The overseas flight of its brightest young minds will only make these problems more intractable.

And yet the country has overcome greater hardships before. What remains to be seen is whether the new president can restore confidence in Korea’s institutions while making his country optimistic again. It is a tall order.

According to South Korean émigré Heo Seung-hee, “If the country changes what it values, it would be great [to return]. The way people think is the reason why I left. That is something the government cannot fix.”

Ben Forney is a research associate at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a foreign policy think tank in Seoul.

Article source : https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/south-koreas-brain-drain/

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Korea suffers lack of work motivation, brain drain: survey

2015-11-26 19:06

South Koreans are among the least motivated workers in the world, which might be linked to the “brain drain” that hampers the nation’s competitiveness, according to a report by a Swiss business institute. The World Talent Report 2015 by the Institute for Management Development said South Korea came in at 54th among 61 economies across the world in terms of its employees’ motivation at work. Asia’s fourth-largest economy also saw a serious outflow of local talents, landing at 18th among the surveyed economies in terms of human capital flight. 

According to a 2014 survey by the state-run Institute for International Trade of 320 local candidates and graduates for masters and doctorate degrees, 73.1 percent of them responded they would be willing to look for employment abroad, with 90 percent of them saying they would certainly take a job abroad if it were offered. 

Half of them cited their desire to acquire advanced knowledge and technology behind the decision, while 48.6 percent of them responded seeking higher salary and 37 percent pointed to the unstable job situation here. The majority took issue with the closed, stiff office culture and long work hours in Korea’s research and business environment. 

South Korea’s business environment appeared to be less friendly to foreign talents, sitting in the 37th spot in terms of drawing highly skilled foreign workers to the country. The data showed that the country’s senior managers lacked international experience and its employees had insufficient foreign language skills. 

According to 2013 government statistics, the number of Korean students overseas stood at 144,000, 2.5 times more than the number of foreign students in Korea. 

The least affected country by the brain drain was Norway, which was followed by Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and the United States. 

The Switzerland-based management institute conducted a survey of business executives from 61 economies, including both the China mainland and its special administrative region Hong Kong, asking them about their perception of competitiveness in each nation. 

In the overall ranking, South Korea stood at 31st this year, up nine notches from a year earlier, and its highest in a decade. 

Among the three main factors in the ranking, the country placed 32nd in both investment development and its appeal to highly skilled workers worldwide, while snatching 31st place in terms of readiness to accept talents. 

Looking into details, the country received high scores in terms of personal income tax (13th), growth rate in the labor force (ninth), health infrastructure (16th) and 15-year-olds’ academic performance in PISA tests (fourth). But it fared poorly in female labor force participation (47th), pupil-teacher ratios in primary and secondary education (26th and 28th, respectively), cost of living (56th) and quality of life (40th). 

Switzerland topped the list for nine years straight, with northern European countries ― Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and the Netherlands ― rounding out the top five. 

The United States came in at 14th, with Japan’s ranking at 26th and China at 40th. Singapore was the highest ranked Asian country, taking the 10th spot. 

By Ock Hyun-ju 

(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)

Article source : http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151126001095

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Korea suffers serious brain drain

Posted : 2014-04-09 16:48/ By Kim Tae-jong

 

An increasing number of highly skilled science and engineering graduates with master's and doctoral degrees are leaving the country in droves, a report showed Wednesday.

According to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Korea scored 4.63 on the Brain Drain Index (BDI) last year, ranking 37th out of 60 countries.

The index, on a scale of 0 to 10, indicates the intensity of the "brain drain" from each country, where the lower the reading the stronger the tendency for highly educated people to leave a country.

The nation's BDI has been on a downward trend. It stood at 7.53 in 1995 but fell to 4.91 in 2006, 3.68 in 2011 and 3.40 in 2012. This mainly shows the outflow of masters or PH.D.s in science and engineering given the fact that only a few in social science and liberal arts find jobs overseas.

By comparison, Norway scored the highest index of 8.04, followed by Switzerland with 7.6, Sweden with 7.51, Finland with 7.28 and the U.S. with 7.11. Bulgaria scored the lowest mark of 1.68 with Venezuela, Hungary, Poland and Russia scoring 1.83, 2.31, 2.33 and 2.51, respectively. 

The result came as a surprise given the nation's high level of investment in research and development.

According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the annual R&D spending stood at about $50 billion in 2012, the sixth-largest amount in the world, following the U.S. with $415 billion, Japan with $200 billion, China with $134 billion, Germany with $103 billion and France with $62 billion. 

The portion of Korea's R&D spending to the gross domestic product stood at 4.36 percent, which is the highest level after Israel with 4.38 percent. The portion stood at 3.78 percent in Finland, 3.39 percent in Japan, 3.37 percent in Sweden and 3.09 percent in Denmark. 

Experts attributed Korea's poor research environment as the main factor behind the brain drain problem.

"The nation lacks policies to attract skilled science and engineering talents and also many researchers feel skeptical about Korea's research environment," said Jang Woo-seok, a research fellow at Hyundai Economic Research Institute. 

Surveys of engineers also support Jang's argument.

According to a survey by the Korea Institute of S&T Eval‎‎uation and Planning, about 40 percent of 1,500 doctoral degree holders in science and engineering said they wanted to work overseas.

Another survey in 2008 by the U.S.-based National Science Foundation also showed that about 54 percent of Koreans who obtained U.S. doctoral degrees said they did not want to return to their home country.

It is also true that skilled science and engineering talents are interested in national programs of advanced countries which invest large amounts of time and money to attract talented people from overseas.

Countries such as the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Singapore, have a new system where talented engineers and doctorial degree holders in science can get work visas.

Article Source : http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2014/04/123_155022.html

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[Editorial] Brain drain

Concerted efforts needed to retain talent

Published : 2014-04-11 20:17

Human capital is one of the most important factors in determining the competitiveness of a nation. It is against this backdrop that governments try to recruit and retain highly educated professionals. 

It is depressing, therefore, to learn that Korea is suffering from a serious brain drain, as shown by an index released by the International Institute for Management Development recently. 

The Swiss-based IMD’s annual Brain Drain Index put South Korea at 4.63, ranking 37th among 60 countries. A score closer to 10 indicates less danger of brain drain. Since the number of humanities majors is small, the index covers mostly engineering and science majors. 

There are more figures confirm‎‎ing the sad reality that many skilled professionals leave the country. A 2008 survey by the U.S.-based National Science Foundation Network showed that 54 percent of Koreans who obtained a doctorate in science, technology or health care in the U.S. remained there. 

This trend was verified in a recent local survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Eval‎‎uation and Planning. The survey of 1,478 people who hold doctorates in engineering and science found that 37 percent wanted to get a job overseas. 

Another survey by the Science and Technology Policy Institute of Korea showed that 12,240 graduate students in science and engineering went abroad in 2011, 10 percent more than in 2008. 

What’s more disturbing is that the outflow of talent was not that serious in the past. In 1995, the IMD’s Brain Drain Index for Korea was 7.53, which placed the country fourth in the world behind the United States, Norway and France. 

The same U.S. Science Foundation Network survey found that from 1992-1995, only 20.2 percent of Koreans who obtained U.S. doctoral degrees remained there. However, the figure rose to 46.3 percent from 2000-2003. 

This proves that the government and society as a whole have done little to catch up with the global trend of securing and retaining talent, which is essential for enhancing national competitiveness. This is ridiculous, given the fact that Korea’s research spending is the sixth-largest in the world in terms of size and second in terms of ratio to gross domestic product. 

The nation cannot remain competitive if highly educated professionals, especially those in the science and engineering sectors, are fleeing the country in pursuit of, among other things, a better research environment and education for children. Concerted efforts are needed to retain domestic talent and attract such people from abroad.

Article source : http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140411000587

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<Questions>

Q1. Why so many young South Koreans think of their country as “hell.” ? 

Q2. Do you know what the 'Brain drain' means? 

Q3. Have you ever experienced any kinds of distorted vested interest centered society structure? What is it? Do you think those environment have been improved after changing political administration?

Q4. The World Talent Report 2016 by the Institute for Management Development said South Korea came in at 59th among 61 economies across the world in terms of its employees’ motivation at work. How about you? Are you a motivated worker or a passive worker following the routine manual at work? 

Q5. What makes you less motivated in your work? Please share your own reasons such as the closed, stiff office culture or long work hours! 

Q6. Korea’s research spending is the sixth-largest in the world in terms of size and second in terms of ratio to gross domestic product. However, experts attributed Korea's poor research environment as the main factor behind the brain drain problem. Do you think what makes this ironic situation? If invested money on research had not been applied in the research environment, where have all the fund by the government gone? 

Q7. If you have a chance to take a job abroad, which country would you choose as your potential work place? And why? 

Q8. If you have interest in working abroad, what would be the most probable motivation for your decision? Acquiring advanced knowledge and technology, seeking higher salary or guaranteeing stable work environment? 

Q9. Compare to the other countries, Korea is less friendly to foreign talents, sitting in 37th spot in terms of drawing highly skilled foreign workers to the country. Do you think what is the main reason for that? 

Q10. South Korea received high scores in terms of personal income tax (13th), growth rate in the labor force (ninth), health infrastructure (16th) and 15-year-olds’ academic performance in PISA tests (fourth). If you are a foreign worker, what would be the most attractive point that makes you work in Korea?

Q11. According to an article, the Switzerland institute fared poorly in female labor force participation (47th), pupil-teacher ratios in primary and secondary education (26th and 28th, respectively), cost of living (56th) and quality of life (40th) in Korea. If you are a foreign worker, what would be the principal reason that makes you avoid to work in Korea?

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The Best Jobs For Every Personality Type

Richard Feloni and Skye Gould/  Sep. 4, 2014, 11:52 AM

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Does your job fit your personality?

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test, which measures preferences like introversion and extroversion, has been part of business culture for decades. Today about 80% of the Fortune 500 and 89 of Fortune 100 companies use it to analyze the personalities of employees, in an effort to get them in the right roles and help them succeed.

To determine five of the best jobs for every personality, we consulted one of the most popular personality guides, "Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type," which is now in its fifth edition and has sold over a million copies, according to its publisher, Hachette Book Group. The book is not affiliated with CPP, the company that is the exclusive publisher of the MBTI instrument.

We also talked to one of its authors, Paul Tieger. As the CEO of SpeedReading People LLC, Tieger has spent 30 years advising companies and people on how personality types can help teams work together.

While the list below is in no way definitive — and personality preferences can be flexible over time — it may serve as a helpful guide for understanding yourself and what sort of personalities gravitate toward certain jobs.

Figure out which type suits you best, and then check out the chart below.

Article source : http://www.businessinsider.com/best-jobs-for-every-personality-2014-9

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How does your personality type affect the number of people you manage?

By Skye Gould and Rachel Gillett / Oct 2 2015

Science suggests there’s one personality type that’s more likely to manage larger teams.

A new report from Truity Psychometrics, a provider of online personality and career assessments, shows pronounced differences in managerial responsibility by personality type. Across all personality types, extroverts tended to manage larger teams.

Of all the survey respondents who answered the question, “How many people do you supervise or manage at work,” ENTJs (people with a preference for extroversion, intuition, thinking, and judging) on average managed the largest number — about six — of employees, while ISFPs(people with a preference for introversion, sensing, feeling, and perceiving) tended to manage far smaller teams — with closer to two people on average.

Molly Owens, CEO of Truity and developer of the TypeFinder personality-type assessment, says this isn’t too surprising, since organizations traditionally look for extroverted leaders who are dynamic, outgoing, and able to rally the troops around a cause.

“These personality traits are often valued over introverted personality traits like introspection and being reserved,” Owens explains. “In the workplace, that often — unfortunately — leads to more extroverts being placed in managerial positions.”

Another reason she cites for why extroverts tend to manage more people than is that they’re generally more likely to ask for management responsibilities.

“Many introverts shy away from being in managerial roles, despite being more than qualified. Extroverts, on the other hand, generally feel more comfortable in high-visibility roles and so may express their interest in these positions outright. Because of this, extroverts are often the first employees managers think of when looking for talent to promote,” she says.

All this isn’t to say, necessarily, that extroverts make the best leaders.

While research suggests extroversion is a common trait for the majority of successful leaders, these findings have more to do with predicting the likelihood of someone holding a leadership position than their leadership effectiveness.

In fact, a growing body of research suggests that extroverts and introverts can be equally successful in leadership roles overall, and that introverts, in certain situations, actually makebetter bosses because they tend to be better listeners, more thoughtful, considerate, and more thoroughly prepared.

“What will be especially interesting to see is how or if this trend changes due to the focus many people are putting on the advantages introverted leaders have in the workplace,” Owens says. “In today’s media, there is a big push to beat back traditional stereotypes about introverts and uncover the benefits that introverted traits offer employees in all levels of an organization.”

This article is published in collaboration with Business Insider. Publication does not imply endorsement of views by the World Economic Forum.

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Author: Rachel Gillet is a careers reporter at Business Insider. Skye Gould is a Graphic Designer for Tech Insider.

Article source : https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/10/how-does-your-personality-type-affect-the-number-of-people-you-manage/?utm_content=bufferb5b2b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Q1. Are you extroverted or introverted ?  What is your personality type among 16 categories of MBTI? 

*** ENTJs (people with a preference for extroversion, intuition, thinking, and judging)

*** ISFPs(people with a preference for introversion, sensing, feeling, and perceiving) 

Q2. From a second picture, you can find 16 public figures by their personality types. Among public figures from above the pic, who has the same personality type with you? 

Q3. Does your job fit your personality?According to an article, which occupations are suitable for you? And do you agree with the results? 

Q4. Are you in need of team player or trying to become one at your working place? 

Q5. A second article said that extroverted person shows more managerial responsibility. What is your personality type? What is the managerial responsibility score by your personality type? Do you agree with the result? 

Q6. Do you feel comfortable when you are taking a managerial role in your working place? 

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