Archive for the 'Technology' Category

Generations got you down?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Tear Up historical job descriptions. I mean really people aren’t doing what’s written on them, so there is a gap between reality and the written word. Gen Y wants the reality of the job, not some over stated litany of words that is outdated. (Who doesn’t?)
Become a facilitator or mentor. Dump your roles as an authority. It does not work with Gen Y.

Is the digital divide closing? “African American business search engine set to launch.”

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Corporate Clicks: FraserNetsearch
African American business search engine set to launch
By Ann Brown, Black Enterprise

June 9, 2008 — According to recent studies, African Americans turn to the Internet more often than others for career information and professional networking. According to the 2005 AOL African American Cyberstudy, conducted for AOL by IMAGES Market Research, 62% of [...]

The device-centric world

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

If you are like me and love technology, here’s a great article - Living In A Device-Centric World - about one very intriguing aspect of those wonderful devices. It comes from Andrew Zimmerman of Accenture. Here’s a quote:
The current market focus on the “three screens” of the consumer—a television in your family room, a [...]

It’s not easy being green. Be inspired by Majora Carter: Activist for Environment Justice

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

 
America’s first conference focusing on minority business opportunities in the sustainability arena was time well spent. This day-long event was designed to bridge the gap between decision makers and the minority business community. Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, did not attend but nevertheless it was an inspirational and educational day-long immersion into the value [...]