Future proof your career – some tips for women
Kate Carruthers Spoke at a women in technology conference recently on the topic of how to future proof your career. It might seem strange that I hardly mentioned technology at all in…
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LinkedIn and the power of networks
I used to think of LinkedIn as a boring but worthy social network for business contacts. But I was wrong. Over the years it has become a critical B2B social…
Business plan – ultimate waste of time or absolute necessity? #startups
There is an enormous amount of information and advice about creating a business plan for one’s startup. The advice ranges from the necessity to prepare a traditional narrative form business…
What is the future of work? Zero hours, surveillance, robots and the jobs free future
The future of work has been on my mind a lot over the past few years. It seems that the future of jobs is bleak in a number of ways.…
A new year and a new theme: balance
I don’t do new year’s resolutions since they’re usually a flop by early in the new year. Instead, I pick a theme that will inform my thinking and behaviour (hopefully…
Social Media – the US Army gets it
Most organisations are grappling with the digital revolution and its democratization of communication. The US Army is no different. However, they have met the organisational challenges of social media head…
What do you work for?
Had an interesting conversation with some friends recently and it got me thinking about what we work for. In Western societies many of us work, in addition to money and…
Reasonable Hours of Work in the ICT Industry
A friend who works in IT support (for a very large and well known IT industry multi national doing security patching and stuff) just phoned me because his boss wants…
More on Bullies @ work
Recently I posted on bullies @ work & made some fairly harsh comments about a colleague who had been doing this sort of thing often and openly. The other day…
Bullies @ work
I am getting really tired of bullying in the workplace. I’ve worked in many places – being in info tech I change jobs every two years – and the bullies…