Say it aint so, Colonel Sanders!
I was born a democrat. I don't think I ever consciously met a republican until I was about 12. They didn't exist in my family. Growing up in New York City, my family lived the urban legend attributed to Pauline Kael: that she didn't know how Nixon had won the election, she didn't know anyone who voted for him.
Prejudiced? Not Me.
My husband has a new video on his weblog, but I'm not linking to it because I'm prejudiced in his favor. I just happen to think it's a good video
Agency Investigating Independent Contractors Is Using ICs
Jay Fitzgerald reports that the Massachusetts agency that investigates the improper use of independent contractors, does itself use independent contractors.
First Steps in Starting a Business
Again I'm drawing from a LinkedIn question that asked "what are the first steps in starting a computer consulting and repair company." But my advice would be the same for any time of company.
To Whom Do Your LinkedIn Connections Belong?
Last night on the Q&A part of LinkedIn, Nigel Dunn posted a question about a new UK court decision that found that an ex-employee's LinkedIn connections belonged to, and had to be turned over to, the employer. He's also posted about this on his blog.
Several people were shocked, but I'm not sure why.
B Corporations, moral high ground? Or something else?
A colleague brought the concept of B Corporations to my attention. For those of you not wanting to follow the link, the idea is that corporations should benefit all "stakeholders" and actually society as a whole, not merely shareholders. And a company has been formed to not only provide road maps to being a being a better company, but also to test and approve companies with the B corporation stamp of approval.
Personally, and in the words of some teenager somewhere, this just creeps me out.
Law Office Specific Software?
I've ranted about how attorneys are such slow adopters of technology. I've also mentioned once they do adopt technology they tend to use law office specific applications that are ... well let's say they make the average Microsoft program look lean and efficiently written. As result, I've not used a law office specific product for anything in years.
