Otter Advisory, a year in, and the year ahead.
Otter pondering It was almost a year ago that I launched Otter Advisory. Leaving a 90,000 employee company to set up a firm of one has brought many surprises. Over the last year the response from the market has been brilliant. The work I've done so...
Brexit, dropping HR IT in it.
https://twitter.com/DouweKorff/status/1160604325095313416?s=20 Tweet about Dropbox, Brexit and GDPR I saw this tweet this morning (HT Ian Brown), and Douwe highlights the failure of Dropbox to properly document its data protection statements on their website. I'd add...
Epictetus and APIs
First page of Discourses by Epictetus Don’t set your heart on so many things,” says Epictetus. Prioritize. Train your mind to ask: Do I need this thing? What will happen if I do not get it? What if it all happens all at once? I return often to this quote, to the point...
It is done.
This morning, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, I successfully defended my PhD. I completed the written work last year, and getting the oral defence done today is the final step in what has been a long road. There is a bit of admin to do before I...
Monkigras and accessibility
Over the years I have been to many software conference and events. And just before it was übercool to throw out things that don't provide joy, I disposed of a massive pile of conference badges from Gartner symposiums, Sapphires, Risings and Openworlds and countless...
Using worktech and science for good.
Workplace harassment is evil. It can make lives a misery. Victims often feel unable to speak out. If they do, they face an inquisition, often by the very HR department they turn to help from. In many cases they risk their careers and livelihoods and face ridicule if...
Blankets and employee engagement at Microsoft.
Microsoft is on a roll, on several levels. Share price, mojo, accessibility, cloud computing, patent strategy etc. It is a company rejuvenated. From the outside, it exudes confidence, but without the brashness of the last time it was the world's most valuable...
Nomenclature
nomenclature/nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋklətʃə,ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃə/ "the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline." My long time friend Jason Corsello, formerly of Cornerstone, and now building a VC fund recently wrote about his frustration with...
What is a user interface strategy and why might you need one?
History repeats itself, but not exactly the same way as it did last time around. HR technology is no different. This will be first in a series of posts that looks at trends in HR tech. Over the next few posts I’ll explore some of my thinking about global v local,...
Attending Unleash, and some history.
It must have been nearly 8 years ago when I first talked to Marc Coleman and Peter Russell. They had this weird idea of putting on a conference in Europe focussing on HR Technology. They asked me for some advice, and if I'd speak at their first event. I agreed to do...