Ahmed's Universe

MAY 31, 2015

PARIS Rushing to the cloud As we move from traditional on-premise ERP projects to cloud-based environments the role of system integrators is changing radically. Gone are the days when Accenture or IBM could command hefty fees for unlimited mandays and run projects unchallenged by awestruck (and often ignorant) customers. First, customers are now savvier about technology and no longer accept any proposal that comes their way lock, stock and barrel.

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Consulting Government Technology Software 218

Achievers

JUNE 2, 2015

Many companies tout their employee training and development programs as major perks of employment, but their staff doesn’t always agree. Any professional education program will come with a price tag, so it’s crucial that your employees truly benefit from these offerings. If you offer programs that don’t meet the needs of your employees, you’ll pull them away from their work and add unnecessary commitments to their plate: a lose-lose situation for both the company and employees.

Engineering 158

Engineering Education Construction Technology 158

HR Bartender

JUNE 2, 2015

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Management 129

Management IT Media Technology 129

Insperity

JUNE 2, 2015

While the concept of a “skills gap” has been criticized, for many hiring managers the talent shortage is real – very real. A whopping 40 percent of employers in the United States report difficulty filling certain jobs, according to a recent talent shortage survey from ManpowerGroup. If you’re trying to hire engineers, sales managers and reps, administrative assistants, or accounting and finance staff, you’ve probably noticed that qualified candidates are hard to com

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UpstartHR

JUNE 1, 2015

Transformational learning, or transformative learning , is focused in part on learning that drives us to do things. Today I’m going to talk about what listening to over 500 hours of podcast programs has done for my learning, but first I’d like to tell a quick story. Back when I was in high school, I played football. I was one of the smallest defensive players but somehow managed to nab a slot on the front line as a defensive end.

Entertainment 76

Entertainment Education IT Employment 76

HR Bartender

MAY 31, 2015

A few months ago, I talked about developing a 5-Day Plan to Learning Twitter. In it, I mentioned using Twitter chats as a way to engage with other professionals. A common platform for participating in a Twitter chat is TweetChat. Of course, that’s when it’s working. Twitter is having API issues at the moment, We’ll let you know when they are fixed. — #TweetChat (@TweetChat) April 27, 2015.

Software 125

Software Technology Electronics Human Resources 125

Insperity

JUNE 2, 2015

While the concept of a “skills gap” has been criticized, for many hiring managers the talent shortage is real – very real. A whopping 40 percent of employers in the United States report difficulty filling certain jobs, according to a recent talent shortage survey from ManpowerGroup. If you’re trying to hire engineers, sales managers and reps, administrative assistants, or accounting and finance staff, you’ve probably noticed that qualified candidates are hard to come by.

Recruitment 42

Recruitment Engineering Finance Management 42

UpstartHR

JUNE 4, 2015

A few weeks from now I’ll be joining thousands of my closest HR friends in Las Vegas for the 2015 SHRM Conference. This year is a bit different than the years I visited only as an attendee, because I will be speaking on behalf of Brandon Hall Group about strategic HR at the SHRM SmartStage, which should be a blast. Here are the details: Strategic HR (It’s Easier Than You Think) Monday, June 29, 2015 – 3:20pm Session description: One of the most common suggestions a lot of HR pr

IT 72

IT 72

HR Bartender

JUNE 4, 2015

Loyalty points are all the rage. My credit cards offer points. The airlines and hotels I use offer points. There’s even a new one called Plenti that offers points on everything from gas to my phone bill. You get the point (no pun intended). But when it comes to rewards on business expenses, who owns the points? I can see a couple of ways to interpret this: Alison Green, author of Ask a Manager, had a great explanation for allowing employees to keep their points (especially travel points).

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HR Bartender

JUNE 5, 2015

Have you ever participated in a “ropes” course before? It’s an outdoor team building activity which consists of low and high elements. The low elements are at ground level and the high elements are a few feet off the ground. The purpose of the ropes course isn’t to find out how athletic (or in my case, not athletic) a person was. It was for groups to work together toward a common goal.

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