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…or the manifesto of working in today’s environment You’ve heard the old story, there are lies, dam lies and then statistics, and 92.35% of them are made up just to support the theory being proposed. That being said, for those who are counted in the 6.2% unemployed and the many many uncounted and under-appreciated group […]
Read More »I belong to a large number of C-Suite on-line groups. These groups consist of CEO’s, CFO’s, CIO’s and all the other ‘C’s’ as well as those who are interested in the conversations. That’s a lot of people, even considering duplication among groups. There are a cluster of topics that just don’t get any play; and […]
Read More »Fascinating story (albeit a little old) about the failures and consequences of an system roll-out.Âavons Appearing in Forbes 2013, the article describes the trials and tribulations of Avon and the end results. http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkepes/2013/12/17/avons-failed-sap-implementation-a-perfect-example-of-enterprise-it-revolution/ What’s more interesting is this quote: “…industry analyst Michael Krigsman put it succinctly: “Basically, users will accept less crap today, when it […]
Read More »Everyone has applied for at least one job; most (especially these days) hundreds. For the vast majority, these attempts at find employment fail. But how can you tell? Two basic ways are silence and the proverbial rejection letter. But which is better? Silence: While you may have met the job specifications 110%, for some unknown […]
Read More »I talk with lots of CFO’s, both employed, unemployed, employed but looking and consultants (looking for consulting gigs, looking for employment, both, none; you have the idea).’ I’ve been hearing a practice that has risen to new heights of myopia, the culling of the application pool because the candidate doesn’t have experience in the employer’s […]
Read More »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 […]
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