Fire and be dammed, the poor management at tech companies Apr 122013 Quick firing firing of employees who make mistakes shows a weakness in the management of many tech companies. April 12, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:04 am No Responses management Tagged with: employment, HR, management, managerialism, microsoft
Employment’s changing face Mar 022013 Is it management’s and white collar workers’ turn to deal with the change of contracting and business process outsourcing? March 2, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:41 pm No Responses economy, Investment, management, society Tagged with: business, employment, management, managerialism, outsourcing
Why you won’t retire Jan 222013 Can we afford to retire at 65 when life expectancy is over 80 and could be 150 in a generation? January 22, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 8:07 am No Responses demographics, society Tagged with: Australia, demographics, economics, employment, retirement
Australia and the Dutch Disease Jan 142013 Australia’s greatest management challenge is dealing with the country’s dose of the Dutch Disease January 14, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 1:24 pm 2 Responses Australia, economy Tagged with: Australia, Australia in the Asian Century, Dutch Disease, economy, employment, investment, management
Digital hunter gathering Jan 102013 Digital hunter gatherers are another mis-reading of history and the economy. We should be careful about these labels. January 10, 2013 Posted by Paul Wallbank at 7:24 am 2 Responses economy, society Tagged with: business, digital natives, employment, precariat, social media, society