Michael Specht

An imperfect blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and other random thoughts.

Entries Tagged as 'Communication'

Communication with employees

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication, Management · 1,227 views

We all know that most issues in our lives result from a lack of, or the wrong type of communication (well most of us know this) . A lack of communication between employees and their managers can be and many times is the bottom line problem in employee performance.  Basically the manager is incapable of [...]

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Always On communication update

July 13th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication, Technology · 1,257 views

It has been just over a week since I started using the HP iPaq 6900. My thoughts

Battery life is a bit low, standard battery just makes it through the work day, I have been running the extended life battery, just bigger.
Having push email is very good, allows me to keep tabs on what is [...]

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Testing out always on contectivity

July 3rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · Communication, Management, Technology · 1,562 views

Just got my hands on a demo HP iPAQ 6965 unit to trial over the next few weeks, as my boss is away who is testing it out and has another few weeks to go on the test program. It will give me a great chance to learn about how I would use such [...]

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Always on connectivity and management

July 2nd, 2007 · 11 Comments · Change Management, Communication, Future, Learning, Management, Productivity, Social Networks · 3,094 views

I wrote about hyperconnectivity a few days ago which is essentially a technology trend, but it is and will continue to have a profound impact on management both professional and personal. The basic issue is with everything always connected and communicating where does one draw the line?
Let’s take the obvious examples, BlackBerry’s and personal [...]

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A quick communications update

February 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication · 1,259 views

I just read a great post from over at The Engaging Brand on communications, specifically internal communications:-
Communication is a vital ingredient of a successful business and yet how much time do we spend on honing our skills? How much time do we spend understanding how effective communication is?
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Often the top down is relatively ok, but [...]

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What is a good presentation?

September 1st, 2006 · No Comments · Branding, Communication, Learning · 2,564 views

I subscribe to Presentation Zen to find the latest and greatest trends in presentations. Some of the presentations they reference are fantastic others I don’t really relate to but I still stay subscribed. So today when I saw a couple of people referring to the Top 10 Presentations I was interested.
KnowHR have pulled [...]

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4th July - Declare independence from mainstream media!

June 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Communication, New Media · 1,739 views

Found this interesting idea on Cameron’s Brain, declare 4th July as a day of independence from mainstream media. Not being in the US the 4th July is usually just another day, so this is a great idea to give it meaning. The idea was kicked around but a number of people on the [...]

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The sinking sub

June 15th, 2006 · No Comments · Blogging, Communication, New Media, RSS · 2,820 views

Being on a sub going down would be no fun! No one wants to be stuck at the bottom of the ocean in a sub. I suspect this is how the people at PubSub are feeling right now. Bob Wyman has openly spoken about the troubles PubSub is facing (via The RSS [...]

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Corporate communication

February 1st, 2006 · 5 Comments · Communication, Future, New Media · 3,093 views

While internal communications does not always sit within the realms of HR, how it is perceived by your employees is critical to their engagement. Personally internal communications sits within the Employee Relations area, but I know not everyone agrees.
Watson Wyatt recently released a Communication ROI Study which focuses directly on internal communication with employees [...]

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Trends for 2006

January 9th, 2006 · No Comments · Communication, Future, HR Management, HRIS · 2,254 views

While we were all still digesting our Christmas dinners Wayson Wyatt Canada released their Top 10 trends for 2006. While many are specific to the Canadian market I can foresee them being relevant in other countries.
In summary they were:-
1. The war for top talent will continue to intensify, as organizations struggle to [...]

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