Working Girl

APRIL 28, 2011

'According McKinsey research paper '' Data Centers: How to Cut Carbon Emissions and Costs ,'' the world''s 44 million servers consumed.5% of all electricity in 2008, with data center emissions approaching those of small countries and projected to quadruple by 2020. The same report estimated that 25% of the average IT budget is spent on computing resources, including facilities, storage devices, servers and staffing and that the average corporate data center is only about 5% efficient.

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Josh Bersin

APRIL 26, 2011

Today SuccessFactors announced the acquisition of Plateau, enabling the company to enter the learning management systems market with a bang. At the same time the company announced Q1 revenue growth. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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David Zinger

APRIL 27, 2011

Here is a recording of a wonderful webinar with Dick Richards on Employee Engagement and Change Management: Click here if the recording fails to open in this window. ~~~~~. David Zinge r is a leading expert on employee engagement. You can learn more about him and his work at: www.davidzinger.com.

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 26, 2011

'I’m off to Atlanta on Friday to attend the US HR community’s HRevolution unconference. Reflecting on it, I’ve come up with these ten reasons why I’m going: 1. I may not have succeeded in moving out of the UK as yet but I really don’t want to be around for the royal wedding next Friday. Half-way over the Atlantic seems as good as place as anywhere to ensure I don’t accidentally catch any of it. 2.

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Working Girl

APRIL 29, 2011

'Looking back, all the HR-sponsored management training I’ve had focused on liability. Oh, sure, there was some lip service to topics like "diversity" and "reflexive listening" but the point of the training was to ensure the company didn’t get sued because of me. It isn’t really surprising, since as recently as two years ago talent management thought leaders tended to focus on things like performance management automation.

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True Faith HR

APRIL 28, 2011

'The combination of sports and HR has been a running theme of this blog since its inception. In this large world of ours, its not surprising to find some like-minded folks covering the same topics. With that in mind, I, with the assistance of Steve Boese , Kris Dunn , Lance Haun , and Tim Sackett have put many of our sports- and HR-related posts into one, easy-to-read e-book entitled "The 8 Man Rotation.

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 29, 2011

'I’ve posted several times here that, even though I strongly support their use, engagement surveys should only ever be seen as part of the picture. Firstly, engagement is only one part of the broader contribution of human and social capital that employees can tell their employer about. Secondly, there are a variety of ways in which organisations can find out about engagement and other human capital issues from their employees.

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Working Girl

APRIL 27, 2011

'Guest post by Jaana Eubanks In May, a whole new chapter in my life starts as I graduate as an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno, and move back to Finland after living in the United States for almost seven years. Exciting as well as absolutely terrifying times! For the past seven years, I’ve been living the academic life style and also played collegiate sports during my undergrad studies.

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Quickbase

APRIL 26, 2011

There are many InfoDome customers who use their online database applications every day to run their business and are now faced with uncertainty – hundreds of thousands of QuickBase users rely on QuickBase applications in the same way, so we understand. It’s an anxious time for you and we would like to offer our services. […].

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 29, 2011

So, there’s good news for the common person: It’s not about your innate intelligence, it’s about how motivated you are. Or, more likely a combination of the two.

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True Faith HR

APRIL 25, 2011

'This weekend, HBO showed the special, " Talking Funny ," featuring Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Louis C.K., given the title, talking funny. With that all-star line-up of comedians, you know it was going to be hilarious.and it was. But, even more so, it was also about work.the work of comedy and being a comedian. Topics included: *What is funny?

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Working Girl

APRIL 25, 2011

'Guest post by Emily Rosenbaum You know what people tell me a lot? “If you were working, you couldn’t cook like that.” I’m serious. People say this to me almost weekly. What they are really saying is, “Sure, it’s easy to spend hours a day in the kitchen if you’re home all day, but if you had a real job…” For the record, I do have a real job. I’m a freelance writer, a career I pursue during the fleeting preschool hours or after my kids are in bed.

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 27, 2011

'Do you ever wonder why issues continue to evolve. why pieces of the story keep coming up.why you never seem to get all of the facts necessary to make a good decision? You don''t have the last 10%, that''s why. The Whole Story When leaders create the culture for their teams (yes, the leaders are responsible) it is imperative that they hear all of the issues.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 27, 2011

Ladies, your employer is not responsible for making sure your commute is free from evil construction workers who whistle at you. Here are some other things they aren't responsible for: Are Some Women Too Delicate for the Workplace?

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David Zinger

APRIL 23, 2011

John does not see Jane. Jane is not invisible. John just never looks.

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Workday

APRIL 28, 2011

'I work for a software company that is the poster child for replacing traditional ideas with a new approach. Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri founded Workday on the principle that traditional ERP software is irreparably broken and the world needs an alternative. Our products are brand new from the ground up, based on a new delivery model (Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS), a new Web-based technology stack, and a new business foundation—and it sounds really good!

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 25, 2011

'I work in an amazing organization. We treat children as both inpatients and outpatients. Thousands of them every year. My particular building has several outpatient therapy programs, so I have the privilege of seeing kids come and go throughout the day. Recently I was leaving the office a bit later than I normally do and was hustling through the lobby when a young boy noticed me in my suit and smiled.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 25, 2011

Your company has a culture of "only the weak take time off." What can you do to encourage your employees to take a vacation day now and then? How Can I Make My Employees Take Vacation?

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True Faith HR

APRIL 27, 2011

'With the HREvolution Unconference looming this weekend, I have the enviable task of providing the pre-conference Carnival of HR. As noted earlier, since HREvolution should be about evolving and change, the blog posts I want should answer one of the following questions: 1. What was your favorite blog post you ever read and why? 2. What was the blog post that pushed or influenced you to evolve and change and why?

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 28, 2011

'So I mentioned that I’ve also got the second Connecting HR unconference (#CHRU) coming up. Like HR Evolution, this should also be a really great event. Take a look at the comments we had back after our first unconference if you don’t believe me: “As an event it was nutritional, raw, the venue was stunningly basic almost brutal, the energy was maintained.

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Transparent Office

APRIL 29, 2011

A new Socialtext customer, a government organization, is in the process of launching Socialtext for collaboration within and across project teams implementing a major set of environmental initiatives. Today they asked me a fundamental question: "Should we create a separate collaborative space for each project team, or have everyone collaborate in a single, shared space"?

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Every company everywhere should have a plan to combat workplace violence and properly respond to violent incidents. California has stepped to the plate and become the first state to mandate workplace violence prevention requirements for employees and employers. Even if you are in a different state or country, these workplace violence requirements are applicable to almost every employer anywhere.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 29, 2011

So, there’s good news for the common person: It’s not about your innate intelligence, it’s about how motivated you are. Or, more likely a combination of the two.

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Workday

APRIL 25, 2011

'CIOs who are considering SaaS hear all sorts of things from ERP software vendors hoping to tap into the momentum of cloud computing. Among the most common is that multi-tenancy is a “techie” thing that doesn’t need to be part of the conversation. Here’s another common one: “Multi-tenant? Sure, we can do multi-tenant, single-tenant, whatever you need!

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 25, 2011

Everyone claims to be a fast learner. But, what if you're not? What if you're keenly aware that you are below average in your ability to learn new things? Here are some helps.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 27, 2011

Ladies, your employer is not responsible for making sure your commute is free from evil construction workers who whistle at you. Here are some other things they aren't responsible for: Are Some Women Too Delicate for the Workplace?

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 25, 2011

Everyone claims to be a fast learner. But, what if you're not? What if you're keenly aware that you are below average in your ability to learn new things? Here are some helps.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 25, 2011

Your company has a culture of "only the weak take time off." What can you do to encourage your employees to take a vacation day now and then? How Can I Make My Employees Take Vacation?

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 25, 2011

Should you work for free? Here are 7 things to consider before making that decision Should You Work For Free?

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