Category: Information Visualization

Stockholm: Jante culture of knowledge sharing creates startup superstars

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization

 

Stockholm – Europe’s Start-Up Superstar.

Blogging is the new resume

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy

Blogging is the New Resume
Ryan Hoover, thenextweb.com

Ryan Hoover is the co-creator of Prod­uct Hunt, cre­ator of Start­up Edi­tion, and instruc­tor at Trade­craft. Fol­low him at @rrhoover or visit his blog to read more about star­tups and prod­uct design.

Can we all agree resumes are crum­…

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How to tell people to stop emailing you so you can get to work

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Stop Emailing Me: How to Get Out of Your Inbox and Into Your Work
Lauren Lee Anderson, thenextweb.com

This post orig­i­nal­ly appeared on the 15Five blog.

Email is a huge time and effi­cien­cy suck. It’s a per­pet­u­at­ing cycle of call and response, a vor­tex of dis­trac­tion and a black hole for pro­duc­tiv­i­ty. But there is a way…

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Yelp applied to IT

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

The Yelpification of IT: Let the People Tell You What Tech You Need
By Klint Finley, wired.com

Ayan Barua was caught in IT hell.

He was work­ing as a soft­ware devel­op­er for an IT con­sul­tant shop called Sapi­ent, and the com­pa­ny had assigned him to a client who need­ed help with a piece of busi­ness soft­ware he was inti­mate­ly…

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Overcome the 6 most toxic employee behaviors

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy

How to Overcome The 6 Most Toxic Employee Behaviors
BY BAIRD BRIGHTMAN, fastcompany.com

Identify, prevent, and get rid of the most toxic of workplace behaviors forever.

The old adage that “Peo­ple are hired for their tal­ents and fired for their behav­ior” is true. Peo­ple often fail at work by exhibit­ing pat­terns of behav­ior th…

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Job interview red flags

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

8 Job Interview Red Flags That You Need To Watch Out For
BY PAULINE MILLARD, fastcompany.com

Is your interviewer late, or asking personal questions? Why can’t anyone describe the job you’re applying for? Yeah, you might want to rethink that offer.

Sure, job inter­views are nerve-racking—especially if it’s a role you real­ly want.

But…

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3 life science companies that are built to last

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

3 Life Sciences Companies That Are Built to Last
Luke Timmerman, xconomy.com

Luke TimmermanLots of biotech companies today say they want to be great for a long, long time. But which of today’s companies are actually doing it? Which ones are truly visionary, and built to last?These questions have been on my mind sinc…

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The dilemma of disability in the workplace

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

(via Quandary of Hidden Disabilities – Conceal or Reveal? – NYTimes.com)

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We’ve reached peak car and the end of the commute

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

‘Peak Car’ and the Beginning of the End of the Commute
businessweek.com

A growing number of urban planners and transportation experts believe that the developed world’s car traffic will decline

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The best benefits at tech companies

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

Innovative (and Absurd) Ways Companies Are Attracting Tech Talent
inc.com

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Why org charts may damage your startup

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Why Your Startup Org Chart Is Pointless
BY Marc Barros, inc.com

The minute you start drawing lines and boxes, you’re instituting an “us versus them” mentality. And that’s the last thing you want at a start-up.

Orga­ni­za­tion­al charts are point­less.

First, they cause you to waste too much time in Excel…

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How to interview your next employer

by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Security & Privacy

Think Your Interview Process is Fair? Read This Letter.
BY Suzanne Lucas, inc.com

Most companies demand plenty of information from job applicants. There’s no good reason for this to be a one-way street.

What would hap­pen if job can­di­dates treat­ed you the way you treat them? You might be receiv­ing let­ters such as this…

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