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Atricle Dump - Globalisation, Online Communities, & Virtual Teams
I do not know what Web 2.0 means. Some say it's merely a buzzword used by new Internet start-ups, powered by venture capitalism, as a way to generate hype; some say it's a new style of design; some say it's the new style of web development, i.e. Ajax and Ruby on Rails; and some say it's simply the next step towards a Semantic Web. I doubt there'll ever be consensus until what Web 2.0 is until is is was.This matter came back up after I proposed various web design/web dev blogs leaving the 9rules Web++ community. Many web designers and web developers disliked this proposal, as Web 2.0 (or in 9rules l33t speak Web++) is also a style of design and development.O'Reilly and MediaLive originally coined the term Web 2.0, and they too sh
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within
Are you unhappy at work? Tired and lacking energy and drive? Don't worry, you are not alone! Studies in the US show that up to 70 percent of the workforce is unhappy with their job at any given time. We all feel dissatisfied and frustrated with our jobs at times. So, how do you know when the feeling of dissatisfaction and frustration means it is time for a career change? There are a few key signs which point towards a need for change:* feeling overwhelmed by your workload* unable to balance your work and life responsibilities* confused about roles and duties in your job* easily irritated and ready to explode at the slightest provocationWe choose our career path for many different reasons: because of our parents' encouragement
I recently read this blog where the author clearly wants to stop outsourcing and cites two reasons; firstly to stop jobs going overseas and secondly to prevent talking to call centres which are "obviously based overseas". the first of these two is of most interest to me. Of course, no-one wants to see jobs lost, more so if it's your job. However, I do believe that there are plenty of good reasons for jobs going overseas. If jobs were outsourced simply because of economics, whilst many would dislike this, what's wrong with it?
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within a
“The locations may vary, work place, neighborhood, Internet, school or bus, but the bully’s weapon of choice remains constant. WORDS,” says Kamaron Institute president Margaret Ross. Causalities are mounting.School Causalities: The National Education Association reports that every day 150-thousand kids miss school due to fear of attack, peer intimidation or bullying. A 2001 study by the American Association of University Women found that 83% of girls and 79% of boys report experiencing ridiculing/harassment at school. One in four reported that it happens “frequently.” Dreading going to school impairs a child’s ability to learn. Dreading going to work impairs an adult’s ability to earn.Bus Bullies: Educators agree that having children arrive
I recently read this blog where the author clearly wants to stop outsourcing and cites two reasons; firstly to stop jobs going overseas and secondly to prevent talking to call centres which are "obviously based overseas". the first of these two is of most interest to me. Of course, no-one wants to see jobs lost, more so if it's your job. However, I do believe that there are plenty of good reasons for jobs going overseas. If jobs were outsourced simply because of economics, whilst many would dislike this, what's wrong with it?
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within
Are you worried because you are up against a huge company with millions of marketing dollars? Do you have competitors who have MBA Marketing Degrees? Are you worried that you cannot compete? Well if you are let me tell you right now; Don’t be! You can out market anyone and win over your customers.How do I know? Well, our company did this in every city we went to over and over again. We flat won markets and we smoked the competition with huge advertising and marketing budgets and yes they were ALL MBAs and had degrees in marketing.In fact, I can remember competing against many of them in many regions and well, they blow money like it is going out of style and it is free? Silly really. I once had a franchisee in our company; Carwashguys.com whose fath
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within
Sometimes, the difficult questions to manage in an interview are not questions at all. Here are three common interview scenarios that a candidate may be asked to resolve.1. Tell me how you resolved an incident where you were asked to do the impossible.This exercise has a number of possible directions to examine. First, the statement presumes the candidate has met with impossible tasks, and in so doing, has had to come to some kind of resolution. If you are willing to take the bait, it would be good to relate some kind of situation which seemed impossible for others, but was resolved through personal efforts. In my own experience, the “impossible” merely needs to be redefined to become an attainable goal. For example, in one consulting situation
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within
Here’s the scene. You’re at the trade show, having a discrete "Sales Call" conversation with a visitor. Things are going well until he says something like...* So who else uses this upgrade?* You mentioned Big Foot, Inc. as a client. Who can I contact there?* I’m not sure it’s worth the extra money to us. Got any examples of real savings?* We’re heavily invested in one of your competitors and I can’t see junking everything we’ve already done even though we have problems with that system. You say the transition would be smooth. How do I know?YIKES. There you are with great sales resistance, which you could overcome if you knew what to do. This fellow is asking for you to give up client info – and you don’t kno
From a high-level view nothing has really changed here. You are in competition for your job. You always were and you always will be. What's slightly different is rather than be in competition with those who are, say, within a 50 mile radius, of your office location this radius how now potentially extended to contain the entire world.
There is a hidden change though and this is the one that I suspect is the most frustrating to those who are affected. Influence. Normally, you can influence whether you get, keep and progress in a job through your performance. Now, performance is not the single factor, money is under consideration. If you have generic, transferable skills then you must accept that just about anyone in the world can acquire those skills to the same level. At this point, given that the skill base and standard of it is constant, economics will prevail - as it should.
The proliferation of internet use and the more recent developments of online communities are making it easier and easier for us to conduct business on a global scale. Many thousands of people have a public, searchable profile on the internet enabling then to be "found". If you know what you are
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