At MIPRO, one of our carved-in-stone corporate commitments is to “do the right thing.” We use that as a guide in our interactions with clients, prospects, partners, and team members. But much like it’s said the true picture of a man’s character is how he acts when nobody is watching, the true measure of this
Read More...A: The conference itself is a free, by invitation-only event that includes not only conference sessions but also meals and networking, social events. Many more reasons to follow. Stay tuned!
Read More...Many organizations striving to be perceived as a ‘Great Place to Work’ consider leveraging retention as a metric to assess their success. While a common practice, organizations often leverage it incorrectly. Let’s walk through a few of the pitfalls in using retention metrics and get to some meaningful ways to assess if your workforce wants
Read More...A: Oracle has gathered an array of maintenance and reliability industry experts and visionaries to discuss the future of maintenance management. Many more reasons to follow. Stay tuned!
Read More...If you hold out with your vision a little bit, it’s like a cake being put in the oven. The scene doesn’t work immediately, you have to bake it a little bit. It’s unfair, when you begin to create a shot, say, or a scene, that it’s going to immediately be like those beautiful scenes
Read More...Given the massive popularity of virtualization/VMMs/hypervisors in enterprise datacenters, this article by Gartner’s Neil MacDonald struck a chord with me. Like Neil, I have always been wary of the relative security of hypervisors and their ability to remain truly secure/hardened: A breach of the virtualization platform which results in an escape to the hypervisor represents
Read More...On Fridays, I normally post a brief and usually pointless anecdote, followed by some interesting links I culled during the week. I’m not going to do that today. Today is about a video. It was shot by Kristian Anderson of Sydney, Australia. Kristian is 34 years old. He’s a happily married husband and father of
Read More...We’re pleased to announce that we have been asked by the City of Fort Worth to assess and provide recommendations regarding the city’s ERP system as it transitions to a new payroll application. From the Star-Telegram: Fort Worth officials are confident that an abundance of overtime shifts during Super Bowl week will not create any
Read More...At a recent Human Capital Management Institute seminar on Strategic Workforce Planning, there was a break from the main topic with a guest speaker who addressed the urgent need for companies to develop sustainability initiatives. Observing the HR professionals in the room during this presentation I saw the audience go from mildly interested to completely
Read More...As IBM celebrates its 100th year in business, it’s worth watching this 30-minute film by Errol Morris (music by Philip Glass) on the company’s history and impact on society and business. They Were There: People who changed the way the world works. (via kottke) ### MIPRO Consulting is a nationally-recognized consulting firm specializing in PeopleSoft
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