Michael Specht

Here is my presentation from the ATC Social Media event. My main messages that I hope people took away were:

Using social media for marketing is ok, but engagement and community is better
Engagement and community is harder than just a Twitter account or Facebook
Social Media is not easy, nor is it free
True engagement with social media [...]

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Over the last 2 weeks I have been giving a series of presentations looking at how social media (and Enterprise 2.0) can drive employee engagement. While the slides are available on slideshare for download I wanted to give a bit of context.
As part of preparing the presentation I came across a presentation by Susan Scrupski [...]

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This guest post is contributed by Melissa Tamura.
Every employer wants to get the most productivity from their employees. If you push too hard, though, you risk making employees unhappy, causing unwelcome turnover and costing you money. So the question remains, how do you motivate your employees to work their best?
Praise
Employers are often amazed how well [...]

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Last night I had the privilege  to see François-Frédéric Guy perform in his Sydney debut as part of the Sydney Symphony’s International Pianists in Recital Series. François-Frédéric performed three Chopin and three Beethoven pieces to a packed crowd of piano lovers. In particular he performed:
CHOPIN Nocturne in C minor, Op.48 No.1 Nocturne in E, Op.62 No.2 Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61 BEETHOVEN Sonata No.31 in A flat, [...]

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On Monday my colleague Philip Tusing, co-author of the Sources of Talent Report, released his latest report, Executive Monitor. An eye opening look at what 1,332 executives are thinking in Australia about all sorts of different topics from compensation, education, recruiters and personal branding.
Philip gives a great run down on the key findings on his site, so [...]

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