Work Life
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Google, Brand, Talent, Engagement
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It was all wrapped into a single post from one of Michael’s link posts. In this google blogger page where Trisha Weir talks about how she got to be hired (partly by selling WHY she owned a Google t-shirt) I have to give some kudos to the recruiter and hiring manager for recognizing a couple…
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Work Life balance and the next generation
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Business Week had this article about work life balance. While it’s not in my general realm of technology, I think it has some loose lessons in terms of learning and the capabilities of the next generation. The collaborative nature and the ability to multi task are things that emerging generations will improve upon greatly. Obviously…
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Telecommuters make many office visits
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As a quick follow-up to Michael’s work life balance post, I recently saw this article on telecommuting and how telecommuters still go into the office more often than they think they will. Personally, I love tellecommuting even though it impedes my ability to relax 🙂 This article basically says that the world may not be…
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Work Life Balance and Bill Gates
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Michael wrote a very nice essay on work life balance the other day and I had a few additions. (partial excerpt below) Given my general focus is in HR and technology I could also not forget about all this technology that promised extra leisure time? Technology is NOT helping. How can you have a balance…
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Talent optimization and engagement
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Somehow, I’ve gotten myself into a bind by promising a write-up on what I perceive to be the linkage between employee acquisition, retention, satisfaction, and engagement. I’ve mentioned it here and here, but have not really had the time to put this all on paper. First off, let’s start with a very simple pictorial and…
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Work life balance and retention
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Also from World at Work, Watson Wyatt announced a new study saying that work life balance is a major driver of retention. However, the study that 80% of employee think work life is important and 40% are looking for jobs is not news. The question is if the 2 factors are related. I can’t buy…
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Terrorism, telecommuting, and technology
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In a freakish twist, some government officials are promoting telecommuting as a possible cornerstone of security in the face of terrorist threats. It seems that in the even of a major attack, organizations allowing telecommuting would better maintain economic productivity if offices were no longer accessible. What’s my point? Everyone should implement technology solutions because…