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Does the Future of Work Have Pants?

HRExaminer Weekly Edition v4.36 September 20, 2013

An all-virtual team scattered throughout the globe is a pretty good example of the Future of Work. At outfits like WordPress, it's old news. What is that like? How does it work (or not work)? What role does HR play in this story? In his recently published book, The Year Without Pants, author and speaker Scott Berkun provides insight into these questions by chronicling his two year journey at WordPress as a team leader. In this week's feature, No Pants Works, Heather Bussing reviews Scott's book and examines how companies like WordPress are navigating the traditional outputs of a company (namely profit and growth) without anything we’d recognize as an HR team or practice. Enjoy.

This Week's Articles

Feature: No Pants Works
Berkun decided if he was going to keep writing and speaking about work and management, he needed to to go back to a company and manage people working, but WordPress didn’t have hierarchies, or departments, or managers.
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Hank Stringer
Stringer is one of the seminal figures in the HR industry. Among his most famous insights is the notion that recruiting is a bi-directional sales process.
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Employment Law Carnival: Princess Bride Edition
Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity. Battling Rodents of Unusual Size. Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. Welcome to the Employment Law Blog Carnival, a monthly collection of the best employment law blog posts all in one place.
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Outtavation
As often as you can say the word innovation, it doesn't make these projects about innovation. Innovation is a radical reimaginging or an absolutely new method. Better ways to target me are a disappointing outcome.
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Five Links: Inno - Outta - Vation You could decrease the size of the Linkedin database by 20% if you simply banned the word innovation from profiles. The word once reserved for the likes of Thomas Edison is now being bandied recklessly.
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HRExaminer Radio: Episode #32: Michael Tannenbaum
John Sumser interviews Michael Tannenbaum, co-founder and CEO of ConnectCubed, a company making the next generation of candidate-friendly assessments using games.
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About the author

John Sumser

John Sumser is a principal analyst for HRExaminer, an independent analyst firm covering HR Technology and the intersection of people, tech, and work. John’s mix of experience over the course of his career gives him a broad and unique perspective on the industry. Like anyone trying to process a lot of information, he is two or three steps ahead in some areas and still learning about others. Sumser’s work includes deep research into the nooks and crannies of HR Technology to identify and explain rapidly evolving trends. Built on a foundation of engineering, design, and philosophy, John’s seeks to understand and advise clients on where their technology works best, for whom, and in what context. Each year, John examines the insides of hundreds of companies, their products, and ecosystems. He delivers vendor analysis by building the framework from which to deliver the critique. He is constantly connecting and making visible the front end of change. He can help you see the path of evolution and the risks on the journey. The HRExaminer is Sumser’s vehicle for understanding and explaining the inner workings of the industry. With three weekly podcasts, and written commentary, he covers emerging ideas, the state of the industry, and the executives who operate it.

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