In the grip of a digital Stockholm syndrome

Topics: HR Scoop, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
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 […]
 

Collaboration as an Intangible Asset – Robert J. Thomas – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
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 […]
 

Back to School

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, More2Know, by John Sumser
I’m going back to school. I’ve joined an amazing group of learning professionals in a short and intense class led by Howard Rheingold, one of the leading voices in virtual community, digital literacy and online learning. Let me share Mind Amplifiers with you.
 

From Couch Potato to Quantified Self: This Journey Must be Defined and Encouraged | Healthcare IT News

Topics: HR Scoop, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
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
 

The Data-Driven Life

Topics: HR Scoop, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Via Scoop.it – Quantified SelfWhat happens when technology can analyze every quotidian thing that happened to you today.Show original
 

Quantified Self Guide

Topics: HR Scoop, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
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 […]
 

Writing Online (and other places)

Topics: Editorial Advisory Board, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
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 […]
 

Buzzword Parade

Topics: Brand Aid, HRExaminer, John Sumser, More2Know, by John Sumser
I was talking with a colleague about the buzzword problem in HR Technology. Most of HR is discussed in a jargon that has been slowly evolving since the first personnel departments emerged during the depression. As technology began to penetrate the HR Marketplace, buzzwords became a feature of product marketing. As a result, the language is getting sketchier and meaning changes too fast for anyone to be able to agree on anything.
 

You want to be Zappos? Here’s Why You Can’t.

Topics: Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, Steve Smith, by Steve Smith
Steve leads content development, thought leadership and public relations activities as a partner at Starr Tincup. Steve received his B.A. in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 2001, Steve has specialized exclusively in human resources and human capital-focused communications consulting after nearly a decade as a newspaper journalist. He has earned […]
 

HRExaminer 2.23

Read this week's HRExaminer » Failure is underrated "Failure is the foundation of success; success is the lurking place of failure." What Lao Tzu meant is that success creates a set of blinders that make you extremely vulnerable. Success is the single greatest predictor of failure. Meanwhile, forward progress depends on experimentation which understandably has […]