November, 2009

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

Forum One

Some Federal agencies are experimenting with fascinating approaches to public engagement online, even in the absence of specific guidance about how they should approach these online opportunities. These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin.

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How to Lose a Star Performer In 10 Days

Staffing Talk

This is a repost of my Dad's story about how he built that company up a New York based technical services company and ended up leaving it for Manpower in 1966: Take This Job and Shove It The company was doing about $2.5 million in sales when I joined [in the early 1960s]. Mr. Signorelli was handicapped as a result of having suffered Polio as a child.

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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

Forum One

We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available ? and valuable ? for the public. Whether on crime, education, or the environment, governments are putting more data on the web. And they're doing it in ways that allow people to build web applications on top of the data. By now, most folks in the web development and Gov 2.0 communities (and readers of this blog) have heard about the federal government's Data.gov initiative (and the winner of a certain Apps for America compe

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How We Use Twitter at Forum One

Forum One

We have described previously on this blog how Forum One approaches social media in general , as well as our experience with SlideShare and Scribd. In this post, we'll discuss the current glamour child of social media, Twitter. Twitter is impossible to ignore. It has been embraced by celebrities ( Britney Spears , Oprah ), adopted by journalists ( Anderson Cooper , Nicholas Kristof ) and appropriated by politicians ( Nancy Pelosi , Sarah Palin ).

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Should Your Organization Use Scribd?

Forum One

Many of our clients at Forum One produce large numbers of PDF documents (reports, studies, policy briefs) which then are placed in a "documents" section on their web sites. The challenge these organizations face is then making these documents as widely accessed as possible. One way to increase attention to documents is to use Scribd, a third-party document sharing site (or in shorthand, "YouTube for documents").

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The Voter Information Project

Forum One

It's election day in the Commonwealth of Virginia -- the state in which most Forum One staff call home. Today we'll elect a governor, a lieutenant governor, attorney general, and 100 house delegates. Thousands of people woke up this morning seeking answers to these three questions: How do I found out if I'm registered to vote? Where do I vote? What's on the ballot?

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Forum One's Experience with SlideShare

Forum One

We recently described how we use social media at Forum One. Today we'll talk about the category leader for posting and sharing PowerPoint presentations, SlideShare. Since we're a consulting firm, we (and many of our clients) produce a lot of PowerPoints. Some of them are not too bad. We've used SlideShare actively for the last three years posting our better efforts, as well as presentations from many of the events we host.

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Should Your Organization Use Scribd?

Forum One

Many of our clients at Forum One produce large numbers of PDF documents (reports, studies, policy briefs) which then are placed in a "documents" section on their web sites. The challenge these organizations face is then making these documents as widely accessed as possible. One way to increase attention to documents is to use Scribd, a third-party document sharing site (or in shorthand, "YouTube for documents").

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Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook"

Forum One

A number of federal agencies are experimenting with fascinating approaches to online public engagement, even in the absence of specific guidance about how they should approach such online opportunities. Tags: Influence Government Internet Strategy.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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6 Governments Who Set Their Data Free

Forum One

We're seeing exciting trends in governments making data more available — and valuable — for the public. Whether on crime, education, or the environment, governments are putting more data on the web. And they're doing it in ways that allow people to build web applications on top of the data. Tags: Influence Data & Visualizations.

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How We Use Twitter at Forum One

Forum One

We have described previously on this blog how Forum One approaches social media in general , as well as our experience with SlideShare and Scribd. In this post, we'll discuss the current glamour child of social media, Twitter. Tags: Influence Internet Strategy.

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Policy 2.0: Can Online Collaboration Lead to Better Public Policy?

Forum One

First came "Web 2.0" in which we (the people) got the power to publish, share, comment, friend, follow, tag, and organize online. Then came "Gov 2.0" and the trumpets sounded for transparency of government data and innovation. Now, Hope Street Group (a Forum One client) has opened up the policy making process with a new collaboration platform: Policy 2.0.

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The Voter Information Project

Forum One

It's election day in the Commonwealth of Virginia -- the state in which most Forum One staff call home. Today we'll elect a governor, a lieutenant governor, attorney general, and 100 house delegates. Thousands of people woke up this morning seeking answers to these three questions: Tags: Influence Tools & Software.

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Protect Your Business: Tackle the Future of I-9 Fraud with Expert Strategies

Speaker: Speakers

Is your business ready for the future of document fraud? AI advancements have made forgery easier, increasing risks for employers. With 85% of identity fraud last year linked to impersonation, proactive compliance is essential. Join WorkBright’s webinar on October 8 to equip yourself with crucial insights for protecting your business from fraudulent I-9 documents, including: Understanding Risks: Learn about new fraud tactics impacting your business.

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Forum One's Experience with SlideShare

Forum One

We recently described how we use social media at Forum One. Today we'll talk about the category leader for posting and sharing PowerPoint presentations, SlideShare. Tags: Influence Online Community.

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Career Builder Soon to Have Monster Problems

Staffing Talk

I’ve been using Careeer Builder on and off over the last few years to search for candidates. My usual process is to enter my skill criteria “Microsoft SQL Programmer and Accounting”, and out it spits a list of candidates. Beaucoup candidates. Too many, and that’s been the problem. By entering limiting criteria like location or education, I can shorten the list but the result is largely unordered and still way too long.

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Barbarian’s at the Gate

Staffing Talk

Once upon a time some brash young programmers changed a lot of things at TempWorks.

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Interviews with Tempworks Green Employment Developers

Staffing Talk

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Navigating Assessments: Choosing the Right Fit for Your Organization

Speaker: Dr. Craig Ellis, Head of I-O Psychology, HighMatch

Are you struggling to make sense of the pre-employment assessment space? In this live webinar, Dr. Craig Ellis, a leading Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychologist, will guide you through a practical and objective framework to identify and implement the assessments that best address your organization’s unique hiring needs.

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Video Demonstration of Paperless Employment Forms

Staffing Talk

Brandon Johnson, Product Manager of TempWorks DocCenter, gives a quick walk through of a job candidate filling out requisite paperwork online. Check out our recent press release for more information. Special thanks to Drew Bommett of TempWorks for conducting the interview.

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Video Clip of TempWorks Staff in the Midst of a Cutover

Staffing Talk

I caught Jathan Moline and Alisha Arnold in the midst of a big cutover going on at Tempworks this weekend.

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How an Impromptu Promotional Clip on Time Clocks Went Viral

Staffing Talk

Ok maybe not LonelyGirl15 viral, but for a slapped-together, boss-walking-around-the-office-with-camera doing blatant self-promotion video, hitting the 1k view mark is pretty cool. At first I just stuck it on my blog. Then our newsletter editor picked it up as a sound-bite for the month. Sales people started sending it to prospects. Then we put it on our website , and the hits started coming.

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Pay-Per-Click Still the Crowned Prince of Inbound Marketing

Staffing Talk

Say what you want about social media and organic search results, pay-per-click is still the crowned prince of lead generation. I’m reposting this clip I did on search engine guru Clint Danks of Thinksem , a consultancy that handles our pay-per-click advertising with Google and others. He continues to do an incredible job maximizing our ROI by writing ads, making suggestions and monitoring our bids.

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Unemployment by Metro Area?

Staffing Talk

Popular finance blogger Paul Kedrosky posted this graph of unemployment rates across 50 metro areas but he doesn’t give a source for the data and a lot of it seems suspect. Sure Detroit is hurting and government-intense Washington DC is doing better than average, but he’s got three Ohio cities average to above average. Ohio above average? Besides Michigan, Ohio is the most hurtin’ place in America from what I see.

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What Does Green Employment Mean Today?

Staffing Talk

I’m not a big fan of IBM’s advertising, especially the annoyingly repetitiveads they tend to run during those really big games. But their series on green initiatives and how they tied the environmental notion of green to the bottom-line green, that I did like. Trying to do the same here.

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Cost Control Became the Motivator for VMS in 2009

Staffing Talk

This last week a staffing client won a large contract because they got to know their customer really well and also because they presented a solution that reflected underlying economic realities. In fact, throughout the recession of 2009, our client deployments of VMS brought an increased emphasis on extended cost control as companies are placing increased scrutiny around the process of vendor selection, and trending certainly suggests an increase in business process outsourcing.

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A Summary of the TempWorks Venture Offering

Staffing Talk

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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A Comparison of Twitter Clients for Recruiting and Sales Professionals

Staffing Talk

The TempWorks Twitter client stands out from others by its tight integration with an enterprise crm database, but we’re still far short of the leaders when it comes to features. Here’s my take on our competition. Seesmic Although it’s far from my favorite, Seesmic comes in three flavors – desktop, iphone and web – a trend we’ll see many application vendors moving to as users will increasingly demand the best interface for the device they happen to be using.

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Monster Aggressively Moves Into Social Media

Staffing Talk

Staffing Talk readers know I don’t have much use for Monster. If it’s not their 4171 page online application, then it’s their back panel for employers that wins the worst of web 1.0 award. If you’re in the employment business, then brand your own employment process not Monster’s I say. So I was shocked to see recently Monster making a strong play in social media.

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Cool, TempWorks Nominated as Industry Innovator

Staffing Talk

[link] The Robot, a healthcare staffing and technology blogger, writes “TempWorks - TempWorks makes great software for staffing agencies. It's not specific to healthcare so I can't say that I've used it or even seen that much of it. However, following their updates and blog - Staffing Talk - makes it clear that these guys are big innovators in the staffing industry.