KronosWorks 2009 Highlights

Tuesday, 11. 10. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Workforce Software

For those of you who couldn’t join us this year, following are some conference highlights from Las Vegas:

Blue Man Group at the opening session – high energy start to the conference
Ken Dychtwald on workforce management across the generations
Nice blog post from Mark Smith of boutique analyst firm Ventana Research summarizing his perspective on conference highlights.
Lots [...]

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Gaming the Clock

Monday, 06. 15. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Cost Management, Labor Productivity, Workforce Development, Workforce Software

In a recent survey we conducted with Harris Interactive, we asked over 700 hourly paid employees if they had ever cheated in reporting their hours in order to increase their paycheck.  Twenty-one percent indicated that they had.  Not surprisingly, of the 21% of respondents who admitted to cheating on their time reporting, the highest percentage [...]

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June is Innovation Month

Friday, 06. 5. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, HR Technology, Workforce Development, Workforce Software

…at least according to Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe.  Scott is encouraging his readers to think about ways to revive the New England economy from its doldrums by supporting new innovators and innovations.  You can visit his website for ideas on how to “make new connections, share your expertise, find out about and support [...]

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Discussion with David Caruso: Reducing Costs and Boosting Productivity in a Challenging Economy

Wednesday, 05. 6. 2009  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Labor Cost Management, Labor Productivity, Workforce Software

I recently had the opportunity to talk about the importance of labor cost management in manufacturing with David Caruso, the founder and Principal of David Caruso & Associates, Inc.  David’s consulting firm specializes in manufacturing, supply chain, and technology strategy.  We talked about how manufacturing organizations are increasingly focusing on labor cost management in the [...]

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Climbing the Hourly Ladder – An Interview with Paul Facella

Wednesday, 12. 31. 2008  –  Category: All Blog Posts, Customer Satisfaction, Employee Retention, HR Technology, Labor Market, Management Tips, Workforce Development, Workforce Software

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Facella, a former Regional Vice President of McDonald’s Corporation and now CEO of Inside Management.  He is author of Everything I Know about Business I Learned at McDonald’s (McGraw-Hill, 2008).   During Paul’s 34 year career with McDonald’s, he learned a lot about growing his own career as [...]

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