A Day Without Distraction: Lessons Learned from 12 Hrs of Forced Focus :: Tips :: The 99 Percent. What if you had to focus for at least 30 minutes on every single task that you did? Would it improve your productivity? Cal Newport takes hard focus for a test drive. Increasingly, Social Media has to […]
Top 100 Influencers v1.77: Trisha McFarlane Some people are at the hub of things actually getting done. The key to practical influence (which is the ability to get things done without authority or resources) is to occupy a position in the network that gets the most done with the least effort. Trisha McFarlane demonstrates an […]
Still, the puzzle of influence remains worth studying. As a tool, no HR professional can get their work done without knowing how to utilize influence. That’s what people in staff positions do. Folks with line responsibilities have power and authority. People on staff have responsibility and influence. (This, more than anything, is at the root of HR’s status in most organizations.)
Via Scoop.it – Transforming HRThe funny thing about Facebook is that it is turning our real friends into virtual friends. This week saw the rise of the “Facebook is a temporary phenomenon’ meme. This article had the funniest Headline. ”You can take it with you,” Facebook says. ”We are your passport to the past, your […]
Via Scoop.it – Influence and Social Network AnalysisThere is no line on the balance sheet for “ability to innovate” or “skill at managing brand.” Here is the Social Network Analysis Money Quote in this HArvard Businerss Review piece: Case in point, SNA conducted at Novartis helped reveal a pattern of communication — and the existence […]
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Via Scoop.it – Quantified SelfBlog: “From Couch Potato to Quantified Self: This Journey Must be Defined and Encouraged” | #Healthcare IT News http://ow.ly/5hpR4…Show original
Via Scoop.it – Quantified SelfWhat happens when technology can analyze every quotidian thing that happened to you today.Show original
Via Scoop.it – Quantified SelfThis is a volunteer project by people who regularly attend Quantified Self meetups. It’s an attempt to gather information about tools and software that people use to measure themselves. If you haven’t followed the trend, self-measurement is rapidly taking its place in wellness, fitness and health-care programs. Being rigorously aware of […]
Heather Bussing is an attorney who writes a lot, teaches advanced legal writing to law students and is the Editorial Advisory Board editor at HR Examiner. She has represented employers, unions and employees in every aspect of employment and labor law including contract negotiations, discrimination and wage hour issues. While the courtroom is a place […]










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