One of Dub’s latests post about time and labour (down here it is now not labor 🙂 ) management systems got me thinking and there is another factor to the benefits listed. Health and Safety. If you industry is anything other than very basic knowledge management work then actual hours worked by you employees isContinue reading “Employee hours”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Resume written
Over the last three days I have been away at one of our mine sites, during the evenings I finished the resume. I have decided I will put it on ResumeWiki, not just because I am interested in the feedback but I also believe in the tool and feel it needs more participation. Later todayContinue reading “Resume written”
The Attention economy
Finally catching up on several articles I found during April but only now do I have the time to read them. Dana Blankenhorn over at Corante wrote a great post about the Attention Economy, the what I hear you ask. A lot like the C-Generation, just a different term. I know I live in theContinue reading “The Attention economy”
The daily dump!
Sorry for the blunt title but I could not resist, I hope it does not destroy my reputation too much. My wife found this interesting news article on ABC News about a programmer who prefers his new role picking up doggy do over programming. There is also a really interesting message on the whole offContinue reading “The daily dump!”
The difference between blogs & wikis
Lauren Wood provides a fabulous discussion on blogs and wikis and how they can be used in the enterprise. A must read if you are looking at using this technology internally within your organisation.
Writing my resume
Over the last couple of weeks I have been putting together my resume, which should be easy considering I last used in October last year but it is proving a slightly complex task. Firstly, the time in my current role has been very limited (3 months as of yesterday) and now with the takeover inContinue reading “Writing my resume”
SAP integration with Outlook
As this story from IT Toolbox says why did it take so long for SAP to have meaningful integration with Outlook? If you use Outlook a lot you will be able to get access the SAP HR information. This is a fantastic step. Full appointment, taks lists, email, contact and other Outlook data will haveContinue reading “SAP integration with Outlook”
New Theme
Since moving to WordPress I have been amazed at the ease of use, as a content management system I am very happy with it. I have also been blown away by the number of themes available to download and use. Today I have loaded a new theme called Relaxation by John Wrana I like itContinue reading “New Theme”
Annoying terms
Via ContingentWorkforce.Org Digital Home Canada has an article on the most annoying workplace terms and phrases. In reading the list and the full article I might be an annoying person to work with. Oh well I might do some value-added thinking outside of the box to develop a win-win customer centric solution that has alignmentContinue reading “Annoying terms”
ePortfolios and Resumes the crossover
Lousie, from BlueSkyResumes wrote about a client of hers who is having trouble remembering the different projects that they have worked on. The upshot of this is it is very difficult to write a truly reflective resume. While a lot of the discussions to date on ePortfolio’s have been focused on the educational aspects IContinue reading “ePortfolios and Resumes the crossover”
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