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Melting HR bureaucracy

Melting HR bureaucracy

By Thomas Otter on October 17, 2020

The tastiest employment contract I‘ve ever seen. German version here. We talk a lot about making HR processes more engaging and improving the employee experience. Software for employee engagement has grown, in the space of a few years, to more than a billion euro market.  Making HR processes easier and simpler is a big business. […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Back to the Future series, Contract, employment law, future of work, HR, HRTech, Law, newwork, Product Management

Conferences, comedy, clouds and contracts.

Conferences, comedy, clouds and contracts.

By Thomas Otter on October 30, 2012

Continuing my attempts to bring Shakespeare into as many posts as I can…. Let specialties be therefore drawn between us, That covenants may be kept on either hand. (Taming of the Shrew  II. i. 127-8) A couple of weeks ago, I presented at the HR Technology Conference in Chicago, the topic being SaaS Contracts:  how not to […]

Posted in Business | Tagged cartoon, Cloud, Compliance, contracts, Finance related, HCM, HR, HR Technology, Law, Law related, SaaS, Shakespeare

Closing a social transaction. Musings on e-commerce and copyright.

Closing a social transaction. Musings on e-commerce and copyright.

By Thomas Otter on May 5, 2012

A couple of days ago via Microsoft’s arbiter of all things cool,  Steve Clayton,  I saw this poster. (If you like it, buy it too). The poster has gone viral, no doubt bringing a wry but slightly painful smile to anyone filling in travel expenses or CRM system screens, or thinking about tidying the garage. Within  a couple […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Art, Brad Rose, copright, gapingvoid, Ineverfinishanyth, Law, Music

The Invisible Jurisprudence Hand: Will the Lawyer Problem Take Care of Itself?

The Invisible Jurisprudence Hand: Will the Lawyer Problem Take Care of Itself?

By Jason Busch on January 15, 2011

Let’s face it. Companies spend far too much — even after sourcing and category management efforts — on legal spend. According to one study I glanced at from BTI consulting, the average Fortune 1000 company spends roughly $19.4 m…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Employment, Law, Lawyer

Could Fake Steve Jobs Go to Jail?

Could Fake Steve Jobs Go to Jail?

By Zoli Erdos on December 24, 2010

Online impersonators could be fined up to $1,000 and/or up to one year in jail according to California Senate Bill 1411, which Governor Schwarzenegger has just signed into law.   The new law is  meant to protect victims of cyberbullying, malicious impersonation – says  Senator Joe Simitian, the Bill’s author on his homepage: “E-personation,” said Simitian, […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged California, Facebook, Fake Steve Jobs, free speech, FSJ, Law, parody, satire

On Wikileaks, the Inkspots and a political philosophy ramble.

On Wikileaks, the Inkspots and a political philosophy ramble.

By Thomas Otter on December 3, 2010

Thomas Paine, “It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.” George Washington, “Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.” Julian Assange,  “The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie.” Antonio Gramsci, “To tell […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged assange, cablegate, Law, life, Wiki, Wikileaks | 1 Response

O’er lawyers’ fingers, who straight dream on fees

O’er lawyers’ fingers, who straight dream on fees

By Thomas Otter on November 27, 2010

Shylock: Most learned judge, a sentence! Come prepare! Portia: Tarry a little, there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; The words expressly are “a pound of flesh.” (painting by Alexandre Canbanel. The Merchant of Venice) The jury has decided.  SAP owes Oracle 1.3 Billion dollars.  I’ll leave others […]

Posted in Business | Tagged copyright, gartner, IT Related, judgement, Law, oracle, sap

Finally, Graduating Lawyers are Considering a Profession That Benefits Society: Procurement

Finally, Graduating Lawyers are Considering a Profession That Benefits Society: Procurement

By Jason Busch on July 12, 2010

I must say I got a chuckle from a recent article counseling law school grads to consider “alternative career paths” including procurement. After all, one good mind going into our field and one less shark slowly bleeding the economy to death must be a positive thing now, mustn’t it? The story suggests that given the […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged career, economy, Law, Law school, Lawyer, MBA, procurement, supply management

Our “patently absurd” patent system

Our “patently absurd” patent system

By Vinnie Mirchandani on May 8, 2010

While my book is not specifically about patents, a book that focuses on innovation and grand challenges would be remiss to not point what a “grand challenge” it would be fix our patent system. Some excerpts about patents from The New Polymath The Wall Street Journal in an editorial summarized the mess the patent system […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged intellectual property, Law, Lawsuit, Patent, Patent infringement, Prior art, The New Polymath, United States Patent and Trademark Office

The Problem with Software Patents

The Problem with Software Patents

By Bob Warfield on May 8, 2010

Software patents are a disaster for innovation.  The system is asymmetrical, in the sense that it is very expensive to defend against a patent suit.  At the same time, it is very easy to get a patent on almost anything, including things people have no business getting patents on.  I have a friend who was […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged copyright, innovation, intellectual property, Invention, Law, Lawsuit, Patent | 13 Responses

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