Do you feel like you are being processed and packaged in a world of ‘human management systems’; poked and prodded at every time you apply for a new job? You may have the most charming personality and perfect work history on the planet, but no longer are the days when deals were made on a handshake. You’re not competing with the next person in line for an interview any more, rather, in many cases, you are being judged by the technology that assesses which job candidates reign supreme.

Employers are reaching out to ‘talent management’ technology at an alarming rate, not only to acquire the best workforce, but also to reduce the risks of embezzlement, terrorism, and workplace violence. This is serious business.

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Today, email is absolutely mission-critical. Communication and collaboration keep your business running. Email and electronically enabled collaboration have become so embedded in normal day-to-day operations that many businesses simply could not function without them. These services enable everything from productivity enhancing collaboration between employees to external communications with customers and business partners and demand 24x7 availability.

Many businesses, however, have found that the cost of providing employees with the latest in messaging and collaboration technology is rapidly escalating. To meet modern business needs, mail servers have had to become more complex – and with that additional complexity come additional management burdens and costs. Furthermor

It was my freshman year in college when I remember hearing about how an old friend of mine, a guy I had known since we were 10 years old, had taken the initiative and started up a software consulting business.  My immediate thought was probably the same as anyone else’s, “Who does this guy think he is?”  “Does he really think he is going to be able to be a consultant and sell some sort of supposed expertise at age 18?”  I laughed at the thought, predicted a lifespan of about 2 months for this silly venture, and moved on. 

Two months came and went and much to my chagrin, my old friend persisted.  Not only was he still around, I heard he had acquired a couple clients and was starting work on some innovative new websites. 

“One of the biggest challenges for employees today is learning how to get along with their supervisor,” says Keith Rosen, Executive Sales Coach and Best Selling Author of Coaching Sales People into Sales Champions.

According to a recent Maritz® Poll, There are FOUR difficult boss personality types.  “Discovering which one you’re dealing with will help you learn how to work more effectively and enjoyably with your boss.”

*         Win-At-Any-Cost - Tough, controlling and ruthless. Worse yet, they are not seen as honest, ethical or intelligent by their direct reports.

*         Taskmaster - This boss is tough, controlling and task-driven. This is a

Although the title of this installment of my series on the Top Ten Cyber Menaces for 2008 may seem humorous, this is a very serious cyber security issue.  As I stated in Part 1 of this series, my goal is to raise awareness and to focus on the business impact of the CMW (Cyberspace Most Wanted) threats.

The CPU snatchers I refer to are the Botnets that are running out of control throughout the Internet.  Bots are not a “new” cyber security phenomenon; they have been in cyberspace for several years.  They have become more sophisticated and seem to be the preferred choice for crime ware activities today.  Thus, security managers can no longer point to a well configured anti-virus system and say they are protected from malware.  Even though a well

Many small business owners make the mistake of launching their website and never looking at it again!  If you're not updating your website regularly, visitors aren't likely to visit your site on a regular basis, and you may even be reducing your chances of higher search engine rankings.  Improving your search engine rankings is much easier when your site is updated with fresh content, contains significant keywords, and features relevant backlinks.  Developing a valuable small business internet marketing strategy is essential for driving traffic and increasing website optimization—a well-developed strategy can also make your website more credible.

Is your site outdated or in need of a refresher?  Here are just a few top signs that your website could be br

There are so many online video tutorials on the web. But how to find the perfect online video tutorial this is the big question? There are good and bad online Video tutorials. Good tutorials offers you waste knowledge on particular subjects on the other hand bad online video tutorials vast you precious time. I have divided the perfect online video tutorial into the 4 phase. In my view all this 4 factor help you to find out the perfect online video tutorial. (1) Multiple online Videos (2) Professional videos (3) Step by step with Easy Language (4) Numbers of videos

(1) Multiple online Videos - The tutorial must consist the multiple online Video training Tutorial. In my view the best tutorial is that which provide multiple online educations vide

Today, "going green" is a concept that more and more knowledge workers are embracing in their everyday lives. Millions of computers stay on at night, offices stay lighted, chargers charge phantom devices, and the print button is used far too often.

Following these steps will make your office a little greener and more environmentally friendly.

1.) Unplug chargers, such as those for mobile phones or smartphones, when not in use.  Chargers still consume energy when plugged in, even if not charging a device.
2.) Go paperless.  Print less and sign up for paperless billing from vendors and credit card companies.  Think about how much extra paper we generate needlessly.  When you do print, use double-sided printing to save paper and

Two recent court rulings have started the long awaited strike on offensive and damaging user submitted content in regard to online communities. The legal decisions have left online social networking websites vulnerable to future attacks from licensed content providers as it relates to the user submission medium, forcing both ISP’s and websites to a level of increased accountability.

News.com reported on April 8th, “For more than a decade, Web site operators have enjoyed a broad legal shield against lawsuits filed over material posted by their users, which has let user-driven sites like YouTube and MySpace.com flourish.  But a pair of recent rulings by federal district judges has chipped away at that protective shield. If those decisions are upheld on appeal, and

In good times, running a company is exhilarating. Money is flowing, customers are happy, employees have a spring in their step. In not-so-good times—like now—the very same job can feel like scaling Mt. Everest in a snowstorm while wearing a knapsack filled with bricks and suffering from a bad case of the flu. All reports indicate that a recession is coming and you suspect the next few years will be rough. You know there's no "magic pill" for business success, but you do wish someone would at least give you, say, a guidebook to healthy habits.

Actually, says Quint Studer, there is something you can do to fortify your company for the future: create an organizational culture that develops great leaders today and instills the mechanisms and the mindset that will