Just a short post on emotion. Have employees who don’t have their emotions under control and you have a toxic (Update: Kevin rightly points out that toxic might not be the right word but to be honest as given the number of different emotional issue employee could face having people in the workplace who don’tContinue reading “Emotion and the workplace”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
links for 2007-08-04
All Things Workplace: Is “Talent Management” Really Managing The Talent? Looking at setting up a Talent Management program, stop and have a read of Steve Roesler’s post (tags: talent Management HRM recruitment) kakiloc – Location Based Social Networking Interesting new startup merging location, presence and social networking (tags: SocialNetworks location presence) Google security vulnerabilties stackContinue reading “links for 2007-08-04”
links for 2007-08-03
SourceForge.net: Scuttle An open source social bookmarking and tagging tool that can be run inside a firewall as part of Enterprise 2.0 (tags: SocialSoftware SemanticWeb PHP OpenSource enterprise web2.0 bookmark tags)
IM how do you use it!
IM is finally starting to make it’s way into corporate Australia, I know we are slow off the mark! But this is starting to pose all sorts of issues. The Google Australia blog posted today about this very topic and it reminded me that after about 10 years of prolific IM usage where I currentlyContinue reading “IM how do you use it!”
MODM4 was last night
As a self confessed social/digital media groupie I attended MODM4 last night at the Riverland Bar on the side of the Yarra River, food and drinks were provided by Simon Chen from EightBlack. Many of the “regulars” were in attendance good to catch up with them, also met a few new people which is evenContinue reading “MODM4 was last night”
links for 2007-08-02
Not all Enterprise 2.0 Apps Created Equal (tags: enterprise podcast RSS technologies web2.0)
Returning from vacation
Having just come back from vacation I have had recent first hand experience of the work overload when you return. Last thing you want is for your restful holiday to be a distant memory 24 hours after you return. CIO magazine has 5 tips on how to achieve the vacation you need. In summary: PlanContinue reading “Returning from vacation”
Are laser printers dangerous?
It seems so. A team of researchers in Brisbane have found that some laser printers emit small particles into the air. Potential effects range from respiratory irritation to effects on the cardiovascular system and cancer, Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology says. Professor Morawska, who is the director of the International LaboratoryContinue reading “Are laser printers dangerous?”
Back on deck, almost
We are back from our holidays, lots to do before I feel in control again. Skiing was excellent, company was excellent and the food was outstanding. All in all a great 8 days break, although Jayne has come home with a sore back we think from falling earlier in the week. Even though we wereContinue reading “Back on deck, almost”
Away for a week or so
We are heading off for a vacation over the next 9 days, skiing! During this time I will be virtually off the grid (no email, no IM, no cell phone, hopefully no PC) so do not look for any updates by me during this period. I shall return to my semi-normal routine around 30th July. Continue reading “Away for a week or so”
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