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Fire and be dammed, the poor management at tech companies

Apr 122013
 
Fire and be dammed, the poor management at tech companies

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
 
Employment's changing face

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
 
Why you won't retire

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 and the Dutch Disease

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 gathering

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
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Decoding the new economy

This blog looks at how society and business are changing in the 21st Century.

While the site has a focus on technology, I also look at the human factors along with the demographic and economic changes that are driving how we live, work and play.

About Paul
I'm a recovering entrepreneur, writer and broadcaster with a fascination about how our business world and society is evolving.

Since being invited on ABC Radio in 1998 to discuss Y2K issues, I've been speaking on technology and change for over 12 years. I've also written seven books.

I've founded four businesses and my team built PC Rescue into a national computer help network. I have a consulting business, Netsmarts, which helps businesses deal with challenges in the new economy.

Today I speak and write on change along with consulting to businesses on how they can take advantage of opportunities in today's fast changing marketplace.

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