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Babies and Technology

Posted by Jason Averbook Sep 23, 2008

For all of us with kids - WOW. Many of us at Knowledge Infusion have similar aged kids as we continue to promote a work/life balance allowing us to pursue the best of both worlds, raising our family as well as changing the HR space forever.

 

What a difference a generation makes between what kids are KNOWING about technology today vs. in our generation.

 

As my one year old celebrated his first birthday this weekend and somehow can navigate on my iPhone, I thought this commercial would humor many.

 

 

This is what will be entering the workforce.  They will be ready to use interactive, collaborative technologies; are you ready?  Take a watch and let me know if this is happening within your home.  Maybe not with eTrade, but other technologies.

 

Best examples will be used at my HR Technology 2008 speech in Chicago in a few weeks.

 

Enjoy.  Another infusion of knowledge...

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Hiring the Web 2.0 Way

Posted by Jason Averbook May 21, 2008

 

 

Knowledge Infusion continues to work with organizations as part of their Digital HR strategy to understand how new technologies are being used in the marketplace today.

 

I had the opportunity to recently keynote an event in Chicago speaking of how organizations are using Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise, I also had an opportunity to speak to many customers about the fears within Web 2.0 in their organization.

 

The attached article about how recruiters and hiring professionals are using technology would come into play in a large way.  A few of the highlights of the article include:

 

  • Background research

  • Networking

  • Interviews

  • Global Hiring (Reaching the world with a single click)

 

Take a read and use as an educational process to ensure you are leveraging the web in all of the aspects possible to drive success.  Your competitors are doing it, are you?

 

Start today...

 

Another of infusion of knowledge...

 

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Click below for a great post and VIDEO from CNET demonstrating Oracle's use of Web 2.0 with business applications.  I have to give Oracle a ton of credit for continuing to push the envelope and developing integrated uses of Web 2.0 with functions that businesses perform daily.  This is also being done by SAP, Lawson and many others in the space; but Oracle seems to really get it and this demonstration continues to prove that.  While not a HR example, fun to think about the possibilities.

 

 

From a Knowldege Infusion standpoint, the response to our Digital HR launch and services has been tremendous.  It is more clear to me than ever that Digital HR will change HR and talent management technology forever and organizations will need a clear strategy around the future of online interactions with the entire workforce.

 

 

What do you think the possibilities are?  If you had to develop a Web 2.0 application for HR, what would it do?

 

 

Another infusion of knowledge...

 

 

Link to CNET blog post and video

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Watch Your Wiki's

Posted by Jason Averbook Mar 10, 2008

 

 

 

As part of the Knowledge Infusion Emerging Technologies (ET) practice, we are constantly working with HR and Talent Management professionals to evangelize and prepare organizations for technologies such as:

 

  • Wikis

  • Blogs

  • RSS Feeds

  • Social Networking

  • Portals/Intranet 2.0

  • Messaging Protocols

 

 

 

 

This being said, we are continually asked about the GOVERNANCE of Web 2.0 technologies.  Kind of an oxymoron for a "co-creation" business paradigm, but for HR professionals, very important.  Check out the link below entitled "Watch Your Wiki" for some great tips from another great blogger on deployment of these technologies.  Your thoughts?

 

 

Another infusion of knowledege...

 

 

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Today was a great day with a member of the KI client family in a series of discussions and education around the future of technology in the HR and talent management space.  After leaving the day, I felt it was necessary to do a quick post and link as to how organizations are thinking about using Web 2.0 like technologies in the day to day world of HR.

 

An except from the blog posting linked to below:

 

How would you define Web 2.0, especially as the concept relates to technologies that might be adopted in an HR setting?

 

Web 2.0 is a term used to describe the tools that people are increasingly using to connect to one another and share opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives and more. The information that is shared can take many different forms, including text, images, audio, and video. This ‘user-generated content’ and the web sites that contain it are often grouped into the term “Social Computing” or Web 2.0 web sites. Popular social mediums include social networking web sites that allow two-way communication, message boards, as well as videocasts and podcasts, blogs, wikis, social search and tagging, and rss are connecting people and distributing information in new and efficient ways.

What sorts of solutions are now available to HR shops? How do these technologies differ from more traditional offerings?

 

Utilizing the web 2.0 principles of authenticity, collaboration and participation – solutions are being developed at a rapid pace to allow companies to easily incorporate real first hand stories into their career web site and within social networking groups such as those on facebook.  As compared to more traditional offerings, web 2.0 is about communicating, not advertising. Creating, publishing and distributing authentic information about an organization creates opportunities and forums through which to directly connect with customers, employers, or talent. Utilizing these principles will introduce a level of transparency, authenticity, and credibility into how an employer is perceived. Building employee social networks or participating in social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and facebook, allow companies to communicate with customers and candidates where they already spend time online.

 

Knowledge Infusion firmly believes that every HR and Talent Management technology strategy today needs to have components of Web 2.0 technology embedded into that strategy.  If HR does not take advantage of this opportunity, it will be forced upon them which will create something to be policed again vs. something to be used to create a strategic advantage with people.

 

Knowledge Infusion will continue 2008 by educating the HR and Talent Management community with success stories and ideas of how to use these new technologies in amazing new ways.  As one leading analyst told me yesterday, "Wow, Knowledge Infusion is the leader in Talent Management technology consulting already and now clearly the leader in leveraging new technologies in the HR space."  My response was simple, +*"For organizations to compete for talent in 2008, HR has to go to where the talent is, and that is online, real-time and collaborative."

Please feel free to share your stories below

 

Another infusion of knowledge...

 

 

 

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Knowledge Infusion has spent a considerable amount of time in early 2008 working with organizations, specifically HR organizations, helping them understand the possibilities and promise of Web 2.0 in their everyday jobs. 

 

Linked is a great article from The Industry Standard on some of the issues HR is having using Web 2.0 in their everyday lives.  A few highlights:

 

 

 

1. HR is at the bottom of the heap. A disconnect between recruiting and marketing is quite common in corporations. While creative brainpower focuses on selling products and services, getting candidates through the door takes a backseat.

 

 

 

2. The IT department, like marketing, pushes the online needs of HR to the backburner. By relying on excuses like "we're just too busy right now," or "here's why that won't work," IT easily pushes aside initiatives from the department that doesn't understand technology, and doesn't know how to push back.

 

 

 

3. Legal says no. Just the idea of a lawyer getting involved can kill an initiative before it's even born. It's easier to just go on with business as usual instead of try something new and innovative. Additionally, even if blogging, video and social networking efforts are approved, they are viewed as potential legal land mines and headaches if site visitors get out of line.

 

 

 

4. Turnover. HR departments tend to see a lot of turnover. Many employees spend limited time in the recruiting profession, hoping to land a less stressful generalist position or move on to higher-paying jobs in management or other departments. This leads to HR departments that prefer to play it safe and not stray from traditional recruiting tactics. People like to stay in their comfort zones, and recruiting is no different. Playing it safe means staying employed at most organizations.

 

 

 

While these topics specifically deal with recruiting, they apply similarly to all of HR.  Take a read and begin to add Web 2.0 tools and technologies to your 2008 HR technology strategy.

 

 

 

Another infusion of knowledge...

 

 

 

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Made you look....Thought this was funny.  Hope you had a great weekend from all of us at Knowledge Infusion!

 

 

Another infusion of knowledge...

 

 

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