http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog Living in six degrees of separation Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:03:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I came across this post on the Orlando Sentinel website that inspired me to offer up a different view on why working mothers are desirable talent. The post "Have demands of motherhood made women undesirable employees?" points out how the strain of motherhood may have a negative impact on the ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/11/16/why-working-mothers-make-great-business-people/ Believe it or not, there is an application on the iPhone for coaching. Jason Alba, noted author and social networking rock star, brought iPocketCoach by Tony Deblauwe to my attention. At first, I was skeptical. How can an iPhone app that costs $0.99 teach someone how to coach another individual? iPhone ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/11/12/coaching-theres-an-app-for-that/ Talk about worlds colliding! Twitter and LinkedIn will be integrated. Basically, you can share all or selective tweets or status updates between the two social networks. The two companies are referring to the technology merge like "peanut butter and chocolate". This new feature is set to come out November 10, ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/11/10/business-meets-personal-twitter-linkedin-link-up/ Whether you like it or not, social media is here to stay. It will only get more popular, easily accessible and advanced. This has the potential to be a huge headache for companies, especially for their HR and legal departments. No Policies? Get Some Fast! Your employees are using social media. Most ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/11/03/5-must-have-social-media-policies-for-businesses/ Are you on a bunch of social networking sites? If you are, then odds are you are getting bombarded with information. Eventually it all just becomes noise. How useless is that? I’ve gotten tips from people and have come across tactics that work. It’s simple and easy to implement! Keep ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/29/filter-out-the-noise-organize-your-tweeps/ I had the chance to attend International Association of Correctional Training Personnel (IATCP) conference in Orlando, FL. After talking with some fellow attendees and sitting on a great session called "Blend Baby Blend", training professionals in the corrections field have some challenges ahead of them when faced with learning technologies. ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/28/training-in-correctional-facilities-what-they-have-what-they-want/ Are you on a bunch of social networking sites? If you are, then odds are you are getting bombarded with information. Eventually it all just becomes noise. How useless is that? I’ve gotten tips from people and have come across tactics that work. It’s simple and easy to implement! Keep ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/27/filter-out-the-noise-too-many-twitter-accounts/ I recently saw a question on LinkedIn that I had to share. It is the question that has plagued HR professionals and hiring managers every time they post an opportunity! The Question This is the question that has sparked a rather long discussion on LinkedIn: Hire employees with the skills or behaviors? ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/26/the-hiring-managers-dilemma/ Are you on a bunch of social networking sites? If you are, then odds are you are getting bombarded with information. Eventually it all just becomes noise. How useless is that? I’ve gotten tips from people and have come across tactics that work. It’s simple and easy to implement! Keep ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/23/filter-out-the-noise-linkedin-groups/ Are you on a bunch of social networking sites? If you are, then odds are you are getting bombarded with information. Eventually it all just becomes noise. How useless is that? I've gotten tips from people and have come across tactics that work. It's simple and easy to implement! Keep ... http://jrmpenterprises.com/blog/2009/10/21/filter-out-the-noise-facebook-status-updates/