Archives for: July 2008
Work 2.0: Technology, the Workforce & Social Networking (Part II)
As noted in my first article on Social Media and its business impacts, new technologies bring the promise of enhanced collaboration between a skilled workforce in real time, but that very core benefit is also a rationale for slow adoption. The open… more »
PermalinkThe Corporate Carpool: High Gas Prices, Green Branding, and Employee Engagement
On your way home tonight, think about the time you are spending alone in your car with your thoughts. Watch cars in the HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes whiz past you, and contemplate the subways, commuter trains, buses, and vans carrying passengers e… more »
Work 2.0: Technology, the Workforce & Social Networking (Part I)
E-mail, cell phones and the omnipresent Blackberry: productivity-enhancing tools or resources making it easier than ever for employees to never truly be “off the clock?” It’s an interesting question and one which has been debated heavily online, in the n… more »
Pay-for-Performance in a Downturn: Best Practices for Employee Engagement
As an active member of several regional and national HR organizations, I can tell you with some confidence that there’s a lot on HR executive’s minds right now. A host of new HR tools, such as compensation planning and performance management applica… more »
Escaping the Digital Yawn
Search the web or research archives for “multi-tasking” and you’ll find a wealth of debate about a term and behavior that didn’t exist before 1966, when multi-tasking computers entered the scene. Today, the debate carries on as to the extent to which mu… more »
