The Power of Factories

In the face of global production processes, Hartmut Esslinger, the founder of frog design, believes a radical change of thinking is required in marketing, design and production. “Western designers could be a lot more creative with their designs because the factories in the Far East are able to produce a lot more flexibly than specialist circles realize.

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Ning: Social Network Creation Site (as good as facebook)

NING: A new way of creating social network site. I think this is another way of make your existence in virtual world. I am about to create a HRD Profession in Malaysia by using NING with another colleague of mine. Take a look at http://www.ning.com

There are hundreds of ways to use Ning. You could create a socil network to…

Interact with your fans

Promote upcoming shows, share recent recordings and hear what your fans are saying

Raise awareness

Get the word out on important issues and causes and inspire others to take action

Exchange parenting tips

Let everyone benefit from your experience and swap stories with your comrades

Connect with event attendees

Start the meet-and-greet before you even arrive, and share photos and videos when you get home

Brag about your wheels

Show off photos of your ride and connect with fellow enthusiasts

Make your “wedsite”

Give your guests sneak peeks and announce pre-wedding gatherings

Create community with customers

Generate excitement, answer questions and announce new items

Unite athletes & sports fans

Start new leagues in your area or commisurate about last week’s upset

Share tricks of the trade

Admire successful projects and poll other experts for advice

Discover new recipes & cuisine

Get dinner ideas and introduce your favorite kitchen gadgets

Appreciate independent artists

Find inspiration in fellow artists get exposure for your work

Build your career

Make connections and receive direction from seasoned pros

Make your pet happy

Exchange photos and stories with other animal lovers and trainers

Keep in touch with classmates

Reconnect with your old roommates, study partners and sorority sisters

Find new travel destinations

Talk with world travelers and discover unexpected must-visit destinations

Meet your neighbors

Praise local venues, post photos of your spring flowers and plan block parties

Inspire & educate

Learn new techniques and mentor aspiring amateurs

Share insights & find support

Join together with friends who are facing the same issues

Source: http://www.ning.com

People Ready Business: Microsoft

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Your people make all the differenceA people-ready business believes that its people are the ultimate drivers of business success. And with people-ready software, they can unlock their full potential.Is your business people-ready?

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What's a People- Ready Business?

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Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model

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Human Resource Development Review, Vol. 4, No. 2, 189-218 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305275769
© 2005 SAGE Publications

Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model

M. Claire Gubbins

University of Limerick

Thomas N. Garavan

University of Limerick

The work of the human resource development (HRD) practitioner is continuously evolving. Human resource development is now expected to make a strategic level contribution and contribute to individual and organizational effectiveness. Human resource development practitioners are increasingly required to network and build relationships to obtain support, resources, information,and knowledge. The accumulation of social capital is considered important in determining individual career success and role performance. Given the importance attached to the relationship-buildingdimension of HRD practitioners’ roles, we posit that those with access to valuable social capital will be more successful in their careers and role performance. We propose a model that incorporates network and content perspectives of social capital. We argue that various characteristics of the HRD practitioner’s network results in network benefits. These network benefits mediate the relationship between characteristics of the practitioner’s social capital and role and career outcomes. The article then highlights the implications of our model for HRD research and practice.

Key Words: social capital • weak ties • social resources • human resource development • training professional • HRD professional • career success • job performance • role of HRD professional

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