Modernomics* – Daily Writings on Technology
a site by Erik T. Kaiser, Design Technologist
I’m a bit surprised that this is just beginning to be a trend… but nevertheless… A recent survey of business leaders, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Accenture, revealed what those IT and business leaders are discussing in their closed-door budget meetings. The results hint at one thing when it comes to [...]
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I’m a bit surprised that this is just beginning to be a trend… but nevertheless… A recent survey of business leaders, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Accenture, revealed what those IT and business leaders are discussing in their closed-door budget meetings. The results hint at one thing when it comes to [...]
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It should be noted that unemployment “stabilized” in November and if the trend continues, we should see the rebound starting to take place. Lawrence H. Summers, President Obama’s top economic advisor, predicted on Sunday that by the spring the ranks of working Americans will start to grow once again. via Summers Predicts Job Growth by [...]
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GREEN BUSINESS – It’s no secret that America is going green. Green jobs are popping up everywhere, whether it’s the technician installing solar panels on a home, the scientist researching ways to build better batteries for electric cars, or the executive looking for ways to reduce waste, eliminate unnecessary packaging, and cut costs. Job growth [...]
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Unemployment for 16- to 19-year-olds is at its highest rate since 1992 — at 22.7 percent in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is causing some teenagers to rethink their notion of work and to embrace entrepreneurship. “This is a generation raised to believe they can do anything, and the first to [...]
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There may be reason for concern. Students who enter the job market during a recession can see their wages lag behind comparable students who graduated in better times for as long as 15 years, according to a recent study by Lisa B. Kahn, an economist at the Yale School of Management. [via NY Times]
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Opening Day: The iPhone 3G S – Hollywood has its red-carpet premieres. The NFL has the opening kickoff celebration. For technology fans, Apple’s rollout of its latest devices are as good as it gets. Tech Recruiting Clashes With Immigration Rules – Half of the engineers working in Silicon Valley were born overseas. Tech Payoff for [...]
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For nearly a century, when people have sought a relationship with IBM—whether as a client, employee, partner or neighbor—what have they been seeking? Perhaps it was deep expertise in science and technology. Or a partner with broad understanding of their industry or sector of society. It might have been long-standing presence in their market, their [...]
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Your attitude is one of the most powerful tools in your professional arsenal. How you choose to interact with people will ultimately govern how well you can do your job. And there are two things you control there: the circle of people with whom you interact, and how you talk (write, etc) to them. I [...]
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