Tag Archives: linkedin
is LinkedIn making us lazy?
I’ve just had an interesting conversation with my brother Greg. Greg runs part of a recruitment firm. He is concerned that many of his team prefer to assess the quality of candidates using proxies for worth such as the number of … Continue reading
Posted in Linkedin
Tagged Business, Expert, Facebook, Klout, linkedin, Skill, social media, twitter
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Play Pen golf day – The Photos they did not want you to see
An early morning toast to absent legends GFJ and Dick Stratton Ash Shaw’s pension genius Gareth Burton Classical action from the Play Pen’s most stylish accountant
Posted in Golf, pension playpen
Tagged linkedin, Pension new, pension playpen, pensions, social media
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Pensions or Porn? – The Jury’s out
The choices we have when we have time to ourselves vary from immediate sensual gratification (porn) to deferred financial gratification (pensions). Put like that it’s not surprising that porn sites get rather more hits than pension sites. This post is … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, pensions, Retirement, social media
Tagged Facebook, Internet pornography, linkedin, Martin Lewis, pension, Pornography, social media, Television
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Building an online community on LinkedIn
I’ve been thinking about a specific business problem set by a large client. The problem is this; they have a mature pension scheme which they have properly funded for many years. They are keen that staff better understand its benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Education, Linkedin, pension playpen, social media
Tagged Employment, GMB, linkedin, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, Scheme, Social network, Trade union
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The Happy Manifesto – from “Happy” Henry Stewart
The Happy Manifesto sets out a vision of happier workplaces. It is based on what organisations might look like if how they were organised and managed was decided by the people who are managed. What does this mean in practice? Here is a first … Continue reading
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Tagged Google, Job description, linkedin, Management, Organization, Ricardo Semler, Semco, Telecommuting
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The Racket of the Lambs
The Pension Play Pen is rather proud of itself for getting its band on stage at the 100 Club tonight. We’re performing a 30 minute set for Pension Rocks and it’s going to be brilliant. It shows what can be done … Continue reading
Posted in pension playpen, Pension Rocks III, pensions
Tagged Collecting, Lamb, LAMB OF GOD, linkedin, Musical ensemble, Pen, Racket, Recreation
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“How to keep these blogging jonnies in line”
On-line reputations are hard-won and easily lost. We are all prey to hackers who can range from the nuisance (mafia family on twitter) to the violently disruptive (where accounts are taken over as happened to … Continue reading
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Tagged Behavior, Blog, Facebook, Facebook features, linkedin, Online Communities, Social Networking, twitter
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You can’t please everyone so please yourself
Some people live for themselves, others live selflessly but most of us find our worth in the value others place in them. If you depend on the value others see in you for your sel-worth, your life will be an emotional … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, religion, social media
Tagged Facebook, Google, Klout, linkedin, Online Communities, social media, Social Networking, twitter
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Linkedin Jungleland
It exists because of the same urge I had as a thirteen year old – I just wanted to get out more. Continue reading