Archive for the ‘Human Capital’ Category

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 ...

The Social Connectedness of Knowledge

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Listen to my XLRQ internet radio Embrace the Noise piece titled The Social Connectedness of Knowledge.

Passion, Curiosity, Learning

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

If you have never read the book "Hackers" (Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution) by Steven Levy I highly recommend it.  Originally published in 1984 it describes the passion and insatiable curiosity of the pioneers of the personal computer. [amtap amazon:asin=0141000511] Now, 25 years on, Levy revisits the "hackers" and ...

Happy at Work?

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

I found the TechCrunch guest post by Vivek Wadhwa - How To Be Happy At Work... to be very enlightening. Being happy with your work does make a person more productive.  Vivek gives some great advice about looking at the things that are right about your job and not the things ...

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