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US Department of Labor's Women's Bureau celebtrates its 86th Anniversary.
Meta4, a multinational company specialized in Human and Intellectual Capital Management (HICM) solutions, has reached a technical collaboration agreement with Microsoft in order to offer clients first-rate integration between the new Windows Vista operating system and the Meta4 PeopleNet platform.
Taleo Corporation, the leading provider of on demand talent
management solutions, announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2006.
Business Highlights Include:
- Q3 2006 revenue increased by 25% year-over-year to $24.9 million.
- Q3 2006 recurring application revenue increased by 27% year-over-year to
over $20.3 million.
BioWorld Today announced the release of its
BioWorld
Executive Compensation Report 2007. The report provides an in-depth look at executive compensation at 241 biotech companies. It provides
extensive details on individual salary packages, as well as expert analysis and interpretation on
compensation trends within the industry.
With data supplied by Salary.com's CompAnalyst, the new BioWorld Executive Compensation Report 2007
provides executives, investors, analysts, HR committees, recruiters and boards of directors with a
variety of perspectives on compensation issues, by means of key statistics and graphic analyses.
Joel Cheesman makes a plea for John Sumser to not go through with it. So here's some Google Juice, Joel.
You Should Know:
Canada:
Retirement planning not just about money
RBC's "Your Future by Design" debunks retirement myths and conventions
The words "retirement planning" will soon disappear from our lexicon, says RBC Financial Group, as the concept of life
planning takes hold. After four years of soliciting information and
perspective from people getting ready for, or entering into 'retirement', RBC
Financial Group is bringing a new approach to retirement planning that signals
a pivotal shift away from how most financial institutions deal with this
important life transition. (Newswire)
US:
Recent growth in diversity has been all across the board. According the U.S.
Department of Labor's Women's Bureau, from 1995 to 2005, the entire civilian labor force had increased
by 12.9 percent. Within this period, the largest increases were Hispanic men (62.5 percent), Hispanic
women (60.3 percent), African-American women (18.1 percent), African-American men (11.3 percent), and
white women (9.1 percent). In total, women made up 46.4 percent of the total civilian labor force in 2005.
US Department of Labor's Women's Bureau
Fight Or Flight! As Boomers Approach Retirement
You married for better or worse . . . but not for lunch?
The sun set on your honeymoon many years ago.
Your kids are approaching or have recently arrived at young adulthood.
You have been living in different domains—at the office—and now you are transitioning into sharing the same domain—your home—but who is in charge?
You are reclaiming your life . . . with no longer matching goals. One wants adventure (flight) . . . one wants to make it work (fight).
If you recognize this scenario, you are not alone. Millions of Baby Boomers are approaching retirement and asking "Who am I?" and "What is my life about?" And if you are part of a couple, there is more at stake than just adopting a new lifestyle.
So before you buy the red convertible and flee with the blonde 20 years your junior, or your young and handsome personal trainer, you may want to stop and take a look at how you can recapture your dreams through openly communicating your needs to your mate, identifying the negotiables, and reinventing your marriage.
By Jan Barosh, Sue Trumpfheller, Rosemary Hauschild, Stephanie Wood (Retirement Info Site)
UK:
BroadGroup reveals the structural changes underway and sustained further growth supported by a migration to third party outsourcing by large enterprises.
BroadGroup, a consultancy in the wholesale, data centres and managed services, today announced that data centres in UK will see 45% increase in space by 2010.
A new report from BroadGroup's Data Centre Practice assesses for the first time, player strategies in the carrier neutral data centre market in the UK. Revealing the structural changes underway, and sustained further growth supported by a migration to third party outsourcing by large enterprises, the report predicts that although a limited increase in space will become available over the next few years, prices by 2010 will have doubled.
(WebHosting Info)
Deep Release:
Startup social networking sites find targeted, willing helpers on campus
Finn MacCool's is a popular Irish bar near the University of Washington where college kids occasionally gather to sip a Guinness or sing karaoke.
But on Oct. 8, a group of about 20 UW students were lured to the pub for another reason. They were there to get a sneak peek at a new social networking service from a Seattle startup called Ripl.
The event -- one of more than a half-dozen that Ripl has sponsored at or near the UW in recent weeks -- not only was designed to build buzz for the service, but also was a way for the seven-person startup to get feedback from a group of people who readily share portions of their lives on Web sites such as MySpace.com and Facebook.com.
"To get the active participation and, really, ownership of the product by the students and people associated with that community has been huge," said Bill Messing, a 46-year-old former Classmates.com and MSN manager. His goal is to use the research obtained at the UW focus groups and today's test launch to expand the service to a broader audience next year.
"The kids are a fantastic group to start with, but it is not the end," Messing said.
Ripl isn't the only Seattle startup attempting to tap the college demographic. Earlier this year, Blue Dot recruited about 50 members of a Christian organization at the UW to test its new social networking service.
Plied with pizza and soft drinks, the students provided valuable feedback. Mohit Srivastava, the 28-year-old founder of Blue Dot, said he was surprised by the honest feedback and eager participation, adding that some of the comments helped shape future versions of the service.
"It was really helpful," said Srivastava, who worked with three UW interns to organize the focus groups. "College students are oftentimes the early adopters, and you can sometimes get a sense of what the market is going to be like in a year or two by understanding the trends."
Karl Haisch, a 20-year-old junior who participated in the Blue Dot focus groups, said he learned a lot about marketing, startups and business. In fact, he was so intrigued with the process that he decided to change his major from biology to business.
"They would order pizza, and we would all just sit around and brainstorm ideas and how they could improve it," said Haisch, who continues to use the service. "It was great."
Corporate America has bombarded college students with marketing messages for a number of years, passing out offers for credit cards, newspapers or music services. But now, especially in the hot consumer Internet areas of social networking and digital media, some early-stage companies are bringing students into the mix to help with important business decisions such as product design and marketing. They are no longer just consumers.
Other startups, such as Facebook.com and Box.net, were created by college students who already have their fingers on the pulse of the demographic. But, for those companies who don't have 20-year-old founders, there is no better test bed than a university.
Ripl, for example, is attempting to tap the knowledge of UW students in numerous ways.
In addition to the product demonstrations and focus groups it held around campus, the company set up a 13-person student advisory board to test ideas and analyze potential problems. It also recruited three interns this summer who essentially became the startup's marketing department, going so far as to set up a group on campus called "Students for Social Networking."
The interns' work will culminate today as Ripl turns on the service for the first time. Only those who have a UW e-mail address will be admitted. To help spread the word, the interns have recruited 75 other students -- known as "Ripl Teamers" -- who will invite their friends to join the new social network.
The company's goal is to have about 5,000 users testing the service by the end of the year. But you won't find the Ripl executives leading the charge.
That's the job of Shade Solon and Michael Calvo, UW seniors who have worked with Ripl as interns since July.
"We have kind of an unwritten policy that the students interact with other students in terms of getting them to sign up," Calvo said. "You will never find Bill (Messing) on campus trying to convince students to sign up for Ripl."
Solon, a psychology major, understands why companies such as Ripl want to tap her knowledge. A user of MySpace and Facebook, she said college students are more comfortable with blogs and other digital media. Because of that, Solon said she gets e-mail pitches for new services a few times a day.
"It makes sense," Calvo said. "If you look at the success of some of the more prevalent and established social networks, their base started out with people in this age range. ... There is so much life on a college campus it seems like the ideal place to go to launch a social network."
Ed Lazowska, a UW computer science professor, agrees that it makes sense for social networking and other consumer-oriented services to target college students. After all, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie just brought up the topic in a talk last week in one of Lazowska's classes.
"He actually doesn't think you can build a successful social networking site unless you yourself are part of the target demographic," said Lazowska. "At the very least, you have to test it on the target demographic."
But Lazowska also worries that "testing" can go too far.
"It's a slippery slope from testing to marketing/selling," he says. "I'm happy to facilitate companies doing honest evaluation with the student demographic. I'm not at all happy to be tricked into facilitating a marketing program."
Connie Bourassa-Shaw, who heads the UW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, said companies contact her all of the time asking for ways to get the opinions of students. In many cases, she tries to match the companies with the appropriate classes or faculty members.
"It is not hard at all to find projects or people who want to come in," she said. "In fact, more than anything, you kind of want to protect the students because everyone wants them. They are a big demographic."
P-I reporter John Cook can be reached at 206-448-8075 or johncook@seattlepi.com.
More on Ripl.
Publication:
'The Tipping Point for Women Leaders,' by Susan DeGenring of Interaction Associates, Inc., Published in Fall 2006 Issue of Woman MBA Magazine
Susan DeGenring, senior consultant for global performance improvement firm Interaction Associates, Inc., has published an important article for women leaders in the Fall issue of Woman MBA.
Woman MBA Magazine, the official publication of National Association of Woman MBAs, has published a cutting-edge article on woman leaders in its Fall 2006 issue. "The Tipping Point for Women Leaders," by Susan DeGenring of Interaction Associates, Inc., is a practical, research-based view of the current opportunities women leaders enjoy.
DeGenring addresses the questions, "Do women have a unique leadership style?" and, "If so, how does it impact their credibility in the workplace?" The article takes an in-depth look at a growing body of research that suggests that women, in general, have more direct access to qualities of emergent leadership characterized by qualities such as inclusion and collaboration. DeGenring calls this the "post-heroic" leadership style. In addition, the article provides several practical insights to help women move forward valuing their unique leadership qualities in the new global workplace.
Susan DeGenring has 20 years of experience in leadership development, specializing in coaching women leaders through mid-career or midlife transitions, and is a senior consultant for the global performance improvement firm Interaction Associates. She is a certified Professional Coach and a Certified Shadow Work® Coach.
Interaction Associates, Inc. is a 36-year-old leader in learning and performance improvement. It provides its global clients with a range of customized solutions with collaboration at the core. Interaction Associates helps clients develop strong leaders, grow collaborative work
environments, and work more effectively for extraordinary success.
PAT MILTON
Interaction Associates, Inc.
415-241-8000
http://www.interactionassociates.com
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'Tis The Season:
How To Cut Down On Holiday Stress With A Simple Holiday Meal
Your Guide to Stress Management.
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it's also a time of stress. In fact, according to a poll on this site, close to 90% of respondents find the whole season to be stressful! Much of this holiday stress comes from trying to create the picture-perfect holiday meals that grace the covers of magazines. Fortunately, the most important part of a holiday celebration is the love, and shortcuts can be taken with the food. Here are some ways to simplify a holiday meal:
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Less Than Usual!
Here's How:
Plan Ahead. If you decide what to cook early, have all ingredients on hand, and cook some of the meal ahead of time, you can save yourself a lot of stress. Also, cleaning the house a week ahead of time frees you up to focus on meal preparation, and takes pressure off as the big day approaches.
Simplify Cooking. If you can take shortcuts, take them. Bake your turkey in a plastic bag, which keeps it moist as it cooks and makes clean-up easier. Opt for instant mashed potatoes, pre-cut green beans, and pie from the store. Unless you derive great personal satisfaction from cooking something exquisite (and time-consuming), people will enjoy the short-cut food more if it means you're more relaxed during the meal.
Cut Down On Food. If you're cooking for only a few people, you may consider cooking a turkey breast—rather than the whole bird—to save time and energy. Turkey breasts cook more quickly, take less preparation, leave no carcass behind, feed several people, and supply delicious white meat, which is lower in fat. While it's fun to have leftovers, if the idea of turkey soup and turkey sandwiches for the next two weeks doesn't appeal, this is a good place to simplify.
Try Fewer Side Dishes. It's a lot of fun to have a feast, and there are many creative recipes this time of year, but if you cut down on side dishes, you can save yourself quite a bit of time and effort. Just pick a vegetable or two, and rolls, and make a lot of them. This way, while there's less variety, there's plenty of food. Bonus: this may make people less likely to stuff themselves and regret it later.
(About.com)
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