Gerald R. Ferris is the Francis Eppes Professor of Management and professor of psychology at Florida State University. He has published extensive research in the areas of social influence in organizations, performance evaluation, relationships at work and reputation in organizational contexts. Ferris served as editor of the annual series Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management from 1981–2003, and has authored or edited a number of books including: Political Skill at Work: Impact on Work Effectiveness, Handbook of Human Resource Management, Strategy and Human Resources Management, and Method & Analysis in Organizational Research.
In 2001, Ferris was the recipient of the Heneman Career Achievement Award and in 2010, he received the Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award, both from the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management.[1] He was formerly a professor of labor and industrial relations, of business administration, and of psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he directed the Center for Human Resource Management at the University of Illinois from 1991–1996. He received a PhD in business administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (via Wikipedia)
Here are a few quotes from his great poems:
On Love:
Love is caring,
And envies not;
So if you’re without it,
Don’t ever get caught.
(From: Love Is)
Love is faith,
And believeth all things;
It has hope in life,
With whatever it brings.
(From: Love Is)
Love is free,
To be given away;
It’s not held back,
For some special day.
(From: Love Is)
Love is God,
And all of His grace;
He forgives sins,
And puts a smile on your face.
(From: Love Is)
Love is humbling,
And has no pride;
It doesn’t take bets,
Or choose any side.
(From: Love Is)
Love is Kind,
And freely gives;
It gives up fruit,
From the one that lives.
(From: Love Is)
Love is truth,
And tells no lie;
It seeks out right,
And revenges no eye.
(From: Love Is)
On Life:
I know that things weren’t always perfect,
But life my dear never is;
But someone comes along to steal,
And says your life is his.
(From: A Pleading Cry)
Life is precious so do not kill,
Destroy a heart or bring pain to those who are ill.
(From: Love Thy Neighbor)
Still a mystery,
I can’t figure out;
Race home from work,
Where life is without.
(From: The Night)
The whistle blows,
And the work is on hold:
It’s time to return,
Where life is so cold.
(From: The Day)
On God:
But I’ll be so full life and joys,
Because my God doesn’t play with little toys.
(From: Gets Up Off His Thrown)