Michael Specht

Last night at around 5.30pm I received a call from Penny Elmslie, the marketing manager at NGA.Net about two topics that they were very excited about. First was they had started a blog, second they had purchased a company.
While the first piece of news is not that earth shattering for some, I personally feel it is great [...]

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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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Last month Watson Wyatt released their 2009 HR Technology Trends Report. So I grabbed my credit card and laid down US$45 to get a copy so I could see what they had to say.
Some thoughts:

The report is very hard to compare with their 2007 HR Technology Trends Report as the format has [...]

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