Documents—love ‘em, hate ‘em, or indifferent to ‘em, it doesn’t really matter. They’re part of your life—and a big part of Human Resources. Whether you create the document internally or receive it from an outside partner, HR departments today are in charge of more and more information than ever before. …
Most people know that the wildly popular prison drama “Orange Is the New Black” isn’t on a network. It isn’t a ‘cable only’ show, either. “OITNB” is a Netflix original series, one that has proven so popular that it is rated in the same league as the most watched shows on cable. That’s right. The…
Where’s the Beef? Today’s Highest Achieving Enterprises and Their Surprising Lack of Product Consider an intriguing recent TechCrunch.com opener: Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no…
It goes without saying that you don’t want to be in the news for the wrong reason. And if you lived in the California towns of Marysville, Hallwood, Olivehurst/Linda, Plumas Lake, Gridley, Live Oak, Yuba City, or Wheatland you got that unfortunate experience recently. If those names don’t sound familiar to you, here’s one that…
Singapore is a relatively small place—an island city-state just 30 miles across. Politically speaking, it has been governed by the same party for decades. Its geography and political stability have allowed Singapore to position itself for the future rather uniquely as the world’s first “Smart Nation.” This is a truly ambitious set of programs designed…
An end-of-the-year article published in PC World summarized the current state of affairs in the document management arena rather succinctly: In recent years there have been fundamental shifts in how digital documents are handled, and now the expectation is that people will be able to do much more with them. Or in other words, the…
London’s Daily Telegraph said this country is “perceived as a place where the future happens faster than in other parts of the world.” Tech Radar reports it has “almost as many tech startups as Silicon Valley.” It’s the home of internationally successful giants like Spotify, Skype, Linux, Candy Crush and Minecraft creator Mojang. Still wondering…
The 2016 Presidential election results are still a political hot potato. So let’s leave political questions out of this and ask the other question that begs to be answered: How did the polls miss the mark so badly? We have written before about some of the challenges in modern polling, and you can read…
Don’t be worried…at least, not yet. Though it is true that it’s entirely possible you had a role in a widely-reported criminal act. No need to call a lawyer…for the moment. Even though, Though it is true that it’s entirely possible you had a role in a widely-reported criminal act. No need to call a lawyer…for…
A little perspective can add a great deal to perception. Let’s consider a cultural icon that: Is still going strong after more than 25 years Survived the terms of four U.S. Presidents (soon to be five!) Has weathered multiple contract disputes Contributed – and still contributing – dozens of catchphrases to the English language…