Michael Specht

An imperfect blog from Australia looking at technology, enterprise 2.0, management, Human Resources (HR) and other random thoughts.

Entries from July 2007

Back on deck, almost

July 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Personal, Social Networks · 1,132 views

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 were off [...]

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Away for a week or so

July 21st, 2007 · No Comments · General · 1,083 views

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.  In [...]

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Do you have the inside info HR?

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments · HR Management · 1,068 views

If you have the inside information on what is happening with HR in Australia, or you want to have the inside information, head over to a new site called HR Buzz.
The site is the brain child of Kevin Howard, Jobs In HR fame and frequent commenter on this blog. The site will be a collection [...]

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links for 2007-07-19

July 19th, 2007 · No Comments · del.icio.us · 1,035 views

Employee Evolution - The Voice of Millenials at Work
Group blog on Gen &, business, management and HR
(tags: Blog career GenY Management HCM)

Knowledge worker 2.0 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What is a knowledge worker 2.0?
(tags: KnowledgeManagement Management HCM)

12 IT skills that employers can’t say no to - Network World
(tags: Blog career jobs skills development recruitment)

Radically transparent [...]

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My productivity tips

July 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Management, Personal, Productivity · 1,350 views

A couple of weeks ago Tony Goodson sat down and had a chat with me about productivity, being a productivity buddy, Twitter and life in general. The audio is not the best, Skype was playing up and we had to record in 3 different sessions but we got through it. Following recording Tony went [...]

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The skills of Gen Y

July 17th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Communication, HR Management, Management, Recruitment · 2,189 views

It seems that Gen Y is not all bad, their technical skills save them, other than that we need to write the off as a wasted generation. What! Well that’s what 315 business leaders across Australia would like us to think based on the results of a survey conducted by SmartCompany in conjunction with Roy [...]

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Social Networks

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Change Management, Social Networks · 1,194 views

Lee LeFever and his wife Sachi are at it again with another video Social Networks in Plain English, worth a watch.
Of interest is I really grok the concept that networks get things done, d’oh! Also a social network site allow you to uncover the hidden value of your social connections, be it for money, jobs, [...]

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Communication with employees

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication, Management · 1,083 views

We all know that most issues in our lives result from a lack of, or the wrong type of communication (well most of us know this) . A lack of communication between employees and their managers can be and many times is the bottom line problem in employee performance.  Basically the manager is incapable of [...]

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Always On communication update

July 13th, 2007 · No Comments · Communication, Technology · 1,141 views

It has been just over a week since I started using the HP iPaq 6900. My thoughts

Battery life is a bit low, standard battery just makes it through the work day, I have been running the extended life battery, just bigger.
Having push email is very good, allows me to keep tabs on what is [...]

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Can you build a company in a weekend?

July 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Management, Technology · 1,075 views

An interesting team development activity took place of the weekend of Jul 7-8. Get together a group of people, lock them in a room and for 54 hours build a product, set up a company, and launch it to the market. The idea is called Startup Weekend!
The weekend had all the social media blog’d [...]

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