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Productivity Tool or Big Brother?
If you haven’t seen it, the Independent ran an article by Kevin Rawlinson about Tesco and their use of “armbands” to increase the productivity of its employees. Tesco claims the armbands are an efficiency tool, but a former employee claims the armbands are used to keep an eye on how hard individual employees are working. The armbands, according to the same former employee, allow Tesco to “score” employees by comparing the time allotted to a particular … Read entire article »
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A Business Owner’s Take on Super Bowl Sunday
My husband and I visited one of our favorite places today, Johnny B’s. It’s a great burger and brew place, and the owner transformed it from the original dive bar it was into one of the premier sports bars in east county. We saw a sign announcing Johnny B’s would be closed after 2:00 PM on Super Bowl Sunday and we were curious why. The owner, Johnny (of course), spent a few minutes with us catching … Read entire article »
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Volunteering at the SUPERFROG!
I had the opportunity to volunteer at the SUPERFROG Triathlon this past September 11, and it was an amazing event. For the non-triathletes out there, SUPERFROG is the oldest triathlon in the world, older even than the Hawaii Ironman. Founded in 1978, SUPERFROG was the answer to the news that John Collins (the founder of the Hawaii Ironman), was planning the definitive athletic endurance event consisting of a marathon, a 112 mile bike ride, and a … Read entire article »
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It’s a stretch, but can you remember this?
I like to follow other bloggers around the blogosphere, and a few days ago Charlie Judy, aka @hrfishbowl, wrote a piece in which he referenced the extraordinarily overused HR phrase “We need to get a seat at the table.” That phrase, of course, has become shop-worn and turned into another business cliché, and that’s pretty much Charlie’s take on it too. (You can find Charlie’s blog article here). It got me to thinking about all the business … Read entire article »
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The Accountability Trap
Note: this article was originally written for Human resources IQ, as part of their Talent Management Series. One of the big buzzwords these days is “accountability,” as in “hold your people accountable!” The problem, however, is that people, namely management, forget the second part of the equation: if you are going to hold your people accountable, you have to give them the freedom and the tools to get the job done. And that means not hamstringing them … Read entire article »
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