Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Youth, Innovation, Cost

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Strange dichotomy between age and youth, innovation and cost.  A Newsweek article, The Golden Age of Innovation says that older workers are more likely to innovate than younger workers.  Put that in context of this article from TechCrunch, Silicon Valley's Dark Secret: It's All About Age, that says that the ...

Morning vs. Evening People

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23852426-why-morning-people-rule-the-world.do "Yet the research continues to mount, arguing that evening people have qualities which should be nurtured. They tend to be more creative, intelligent, humorous and extroverted. They are the balance to morning people, who are said to be more optimistic, proactive and conscientious." We all have our perfect time ...

Do HR Leaders understand social media

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Do HR Leaders understand social media?I am both encouraged and discouraged by what I read in this post titled HR Leaders Tout Social Media.  The encouragement comes from HR professionals acknowledging value in social media.  The discouragement because HR professionals clearly don't seem to appreciate what enterprise social media is. ...

Surviving in the new economy

Friday, May 28th, 2010

The nature of employment is changing.  Jobs are disappearing and they won't be replaced, at least not with full time employment.   Most people will become contractors or temporary staff - flexible workforces engaged in "staff augmentation".  Many jobs will disappear entirely.  Economist call this structural job loss.Individuals and ...

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