How many of you reinvest in your business? Sure, you’ll buy new vehicles, production assets, computers and furniture; because that’s easy to see a Return on Investment (ROI). But how many of you invest in your human capital? That’s a politically correct way to say “Employees”. Do you encourage and provide financial assistance for higher […]
Read More »It is amazing how we humans, separated from the rest of the animal kingdom in part by our ability to formulate complex language, still don’t communicate. Take a recent sales cycle that I was involved with. It wasn’t really that remarkable, sadly, and that is the crux of the problem. The potential client was looking […]
Read More »A recent question posted on Proformative about work. Since we all either hire them, supervise them or interact with them; what are you opinions on the last several classes of college graduates? Specifically: Work expectations (theirs vs yours) Work ethics (theirs vs your values) Preparedness for the job (actual or marketplace in general) General Skills […]
Read More »A recent discussion on Proformative.com centered on Non-Exempt employees and Overtime. This area of Labor Law is extremely confusing; best clarified by both an expert HR Consultant and Labor Attorney; but I will give you a broad-stroke definition. Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay. Exempt employees are not. Most employees covered by the Fair […]
Read More »A new world I received a piece of fan mail the other day via VCita. I say “fan” mail, because it really wasn’t. Let’s enter that new world… This is what the person said (typos and lack of grammar as well as thought process are theirs): Just so you know, you are a complete retard […]
Read More »Branding; companies spend tremendous amounts of efforts to properly brand themselves, their products or services in order to develop customer loyalty. Loyalty pays off in sales, and that’s what being is business is all about. Until just recently it was quite easy for the unscrupulous to create a domain name with extreme similarities to yours, […]
Read More »Intellectual Property (IP) is more than just patents, trademarks and service marks. It can encompass any copyrightable attribute aspect of your company as well as proprietary information that is developed. In recent years, the rate of IP theft and prosecution (either civil or criminal) has increased; and it’s not solely based on industrial espionage in […]
Read More »When you mention Business Continuity to a businessperson, the usual response is that the IT staff handles that, because it’s all about computers. How far from the truth this is… This misconception can lead to a major business interruption. While IT Data Recovery is an important aspect of any Business Continuity Plan (BCP), how does […]
Read More »I wrote this article for Network Computing about a decade ago. I don’t think the premise or conclusions have changed much; but that in itself is a chilling and telling fact. Wayne Spivak April 22nd, 2013 Linux More Hackable? Bah, Humbug! Posted by Wayne Spivak November 19, 2004 In a recent article,Study: Linux ‘Most Breached’ […]
Read More »I went to a networking event and was talking to a very intelligent, articulate young woman. As in all these events, the questions were asked as to jobs, employment, and a short explanation of job duties. This young lady was a sourcing agent for a fashion house. Her function was to find the best manufacturing […]
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