Not too long ago, stopping at service stations to check voicemail was common and using hardbound encyclopedias instead of the limitless Internet to conduct topical research was normal. Our car radios didn’t connect to satellites and none of us had mobile e-mail. Flash forward a scant few years and it is standard to own PDA’s, participate actively within social networks and tweet our every move. In the past 20 years, the speed of technological innovation, portability, and obsolescence seems to have increased to keep pace or perhaps to create an insatiable appetite for newer, smaller, and even faster technology designed to blend the line between productivity and play. (more…)
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| | Danroy "Dan" T. Henry, Chief Human Resources Officer: Dan is responsible for the delivery of leading-edge people solutions to more than 20,000 Bright Horizons employees. Recognized as a values-driven business professional, he is a contributing author to Inside the Minds and has also been a featured speaker at the NEHRA annual convention, SHRM, the Conference Board, and NAAHR. Read all of Dan's posts |
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Technology, Friend or Foe?November 10, 2009 Other posts by Danroy "Dan" T. Henry Commuting and Work/Life: Finding BalanceOctober 28, 2009
Other posts by Danroy "Dan" T. Henry Sustain Employer-Employee Relationships & Retain TalentOctober 12, 2009
Other posts by Danroy "Dan" T. Henry Work/life Balance CalculatorSeptember 28, 2009
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