My jaw dropped when I saw that the first ever comprehensive enterprise management platform using gamification was developed by Persistent Systems, an Indian company. Persistent’s social gamification platform, eMee, harnesses game dynamics to drive both productivity and personnel development.
Digital technology moves through our landscapes like a tornado, stripping away the familiar while installing a new order. In some ways, we’re increasingly nonplussed by astonishing change. In other ways, we are constantly being taken by surprise.
Under the The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) employees can talk to each other about their wages, hours and working conditions and take actions together to form a union. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has interpreted these rights very broadly, and has found that many standard policies violate the NLRA, especially social media policies.
If you’re headed to a meeting or out and about, this is a fantastic tool for finding and finding out about someone from your phone. Lookup gives you access to the database from your phone. For free.
The physical constraints of an actual newspaper limit my choices. In doing so, they increase the likelihood that I’ll consume information that is not directly related to my stated interests.
While it’s not quite exploding, there’s a frenzy of activity in the startup world. As the deck chairs rearrange themselves and new players get introduced, the whole compensation question is veiled in mystery and supposition.
If someone complains that your policy violates the NLRA, the NLRB can review it, tell you where the problems are and order you to change it. This is essentially a fix-it ticket. Not that big a deal. The big deal is when you fire someone under an illegal social media policy.
Eleven Nations: A Course in Culture is John Sumser’s HR centric commentary on the book American Nations by Colin Woodard. Woodard identifies his book as a history of the eleven rival regional cultures of North America. In Woodard’s exploration you’ll also find a guide to thinking about whether or not a new employee will mesh with your company and a new way to think about the foundations of your own company culture.
Around the planet, people are starting to notice imbalances between the workforce and the available jobs. There seems to be an abundance of candidates and a simultaneous shortage of candidates who fit.
Just like a cardiologist views everything as a heart problem, a lawyer sees everything as a legal problem. So you may want their opinion, but you may not always want to follow their advice.
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