Nerd Stalker

The Future-Proof Workplace is a survival guide for the new realities of business. The future is no longer some far-off destination; it is here, right now, and already changing the way we work. Historically, the sea-changes have advanced humanity and inspired us to reach even further; from the Dark Ages to the Age of Enlightenment, from agrarian to industrial societies—and today is no different. But only those who are ready for the changes will come out thriving. This book highlights the changes already taking place around us: the transition from skills to knowledge, the neuroscience approach to leadership and motivation, galloping technical advances, and more. Whether you're a CEO, a leader or manager, or just trying to survive the chaos, this invaluable guide is your wake-up call—the future is now. The new forces emerging must be understood now if your organization is to succeed. This book details the transformation every business must make to turn upheaval into opportunity...

VIDEO AUDIO Deirdre B. Mendez, PhD, is an intercultural consultant, speaker, and author who helps U.S. companies and their international partners resolve culture-based problems. A former business consultant, Deirdre is now Associate Director of Cultural Programs at the McCombs School of Business. Her book The Culture Solution facilitates self-guided problem-solving for international business people. Learn more at www.deirdremendez.com

This week we focus on a popular topic-Job recruitment. We were fortunate to sit down and interview  Joanna Riley Weidenmiller of The One-Page Proposal Company . The One-Page Proposal Company changes the landscape for both job-seekers and job recruiters. Their enterprise tool is based on Patrick G. Riley's popular and best selling book in US, Japan, Korea and China called the " One Page Proposa l." Joanna explains the motivation behind the One-Page Proposal Tool and how they help both companies and job seekers alike.

(5mins) Nerd Stalker interview with co-founder of Newton Software, Joel Passen at a recent SF New Tech. Newton provides a streamlined approach to recruiting with all the essentials built-in including an easy-to-edit careers page , free job advertising, space to collaborate , a rock-solid recruiting process , and a powerful analytics dashboard . Newton works the way recruiting works, anticipating your next steps and capturing valuable information along.

(6mins) Nerd Stalker interview with Jason Jones of Sonar6 at a SF New Tech meetup. Sonar6 was founded in 2004 based on the idea that performance management should be simple and rewarding. The first generation of the Sonar6 toolset was launched in February 2006. Growth since then has been rapid. Sonar6 now has customers all around the world and is well known as the innovator in Human Resource software. The goal of Sonar6 remains straightforward: Provide the best possible way to create in-depth performance reviews online, then use the information collected in those reviews to create a helicopter view of all of the people in the business. While others seem to be making HR more and more complicated, Sonar6 is on a journey in the opposite direction - providing the simplest way to help businesses make better people decisions.