June, 2007

Online Sales Tools comparison

Posted by on Jun 28, 2007 in CRM, Sales | 3 comments

11/1/2007: SalesTeamTools.com updated their comparison.SalesTeamTools.com does a good job of comparing online CRM tools. I use ZohoCRM and sofar I’m satisfied with the application. It’s free for less than 3 users. Also check out other open source alternatives including: SugarCRM and vTiger.What do you use?

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Interesting Human Capital Management (HCM) blogs

Posted by on Jun 28, 2007 in Blogging, HCM | 5 comments

Here are a few interesting HCM/HR blogs that I read frequently. Let me know what you think of these? Btw, will you be attending the HR Tech conference in Chicago in October. Why are you going? I’m not sure if I want to attend so I’m asking for some feedback.HCM Blogs:

Another one a stumbled across today: ERP Blog on HCM research.All for now. You’re comments please.[Added July 5, 2007: Here is another excellent blog on HCM technology. It’s by one of my former colleagues, Leendert van der Bijl. Read it, he is a deep thinker and has some excellent insights.]

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Jack Welch / Lars Dalgaard Keynote video

Posted by on Jun 21, 2007 in HCM, Leadership | 0 comments

I really enjoyed the keynote QA of Jack Welch and Lars Dalgaard during the Successfactors User conference earlier in June. You may view it here, after entering some contact info. You will need Windows Media player or Real player to view it.Enjoy!

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South Africa by Numbers

Posted by on Jun 18, 2007 in South Africa | 0 comments

This post includes a part of the presentation I gave at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business on June 13, 2007.South Africa by Numbers:

  • 6: The number of time zones during day light savings that South Africa is ahead of ET. 7 time zones during the winter.
  • 11: The number of official languages in South Africa: Sesotho sa Leboa, Sesotho, Setswana, SiSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu
  • 45m: The South African population. 26th most populous country in the world.
  • 9: Number of states or provinces in South Africa.
  • +27: South African dial code.
  • 20%: 20% of the world’s gold is mined in South Africa.
  • $570bn: South Africa’s GDP (PPP). 18th in the world. Ahead of countries like Denmark, Switzerland and Sweden.
  • 5.3m: The number of South Africans infected by HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, number one in the world. This is almost 12% of the population.
  • 2010: In 2010 South Africa will host the Soccer World Cup.

You may find more information on South Africa on these sites: South Africa Info, Wikipedia, and CIA Worldbook.

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Guest lecture @ GSU Robinson College of Business

Posted by on Jun 12, 2007 in Leadership, South Africa | 0 comments

I’m giving a guest lecture to MBA students at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University in Atlanta on June 13, 2007. The topic will be the difference between doing business in South Africa and America. I will add an outline of the presentation to this blog in the next couple of weeks.If you have any comments, suggestions and ideas please leave a comment.

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