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Off Topic But a Good Point About Trusting Employees

This post by Michelle Golden is actually referring to dress code policies, but I think the sentiment certainly applies to what I’ve been saying around here. Just imagine this quote when it comes to employee’s use of social networking tools: When can we treat our team members like the judgment-applying knowledge workers that they we…

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What’s Your Retention Plan?

According to the AJC, Small perks carry weight around the office. That got me thinking about what I hear from friends and acquaintances about their workplace, and how they’ve handled the current economic recession. In the midst of budget cuts, it’s important to find ways to show your employees that you value them. It seems…

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Buddypress

I did finally decide on using Buddypress to roll my own social network to replace the Child Abuse Survivors Network that is currently on Ning. I’ve been spending quite a bit of my free time this week installing it, testing it, adding plugins, testing some more, fixing issues, removing plugins that weren’t working, and just…