Current objectives are real, they are immediate. Annual performance is measured and compensated against how well we deliver on our current objectives. Yet, there are often consequences associated with only focusing on today as opposed to proactively investing in the future. These consequences are often painful, but rarely immediate. One of my first jobs was [...]
As the conversation shifts from whether or not to use Social Recruiting to how best to use these new tools; I think one of the foundational principles that companies need to embrace is an aim to manage, not control the interactions. I think there are some compelling reasons why this approach will ultimately make the efforts of [...]
In the past few weeks, the famous 1995 Newsweek article by Clifford Stoll entitled, “The Internet? Bah!” has again made an electronic loop around the Internet. In this popular article, Stoll discussed all the reasons why the Internet would FAIL to reach its overhyped potential. Many of the key examples used in the article have not only proven [...]
We’ve all seen the stories about how social media, social networking, and social sharing are changing our lives. In fact, a recent TechCrunch article states that 44% of social sharing on the web happens on Facebook, followed by 29% on Twitter, 18% on Yahoo, and 9% on MySpace. Digging deeper, one begins to get an idea of [...]
“One thing you can’t recycle is wasted time” –Anonymous Inevitably during your summer internship, there will be slow periods. Either you have finished up one of your initial projects or you have hit a motivation wall on one of your ongoing projects. Many times people revert to what they do when they are bored at [...]