*Mom v. Dad: According to a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Adecco USA, dads have a harder time with work-life balance than their female
partners. Among the results, culled from more than 500 surveys of full- or part-time employed moms and dads:
- When asked if it is easier for dads to maintain a work-life balance 50% of women and 29% of men responded "yes;"
- Nearly 50% of moms and 32% of dads say they devote equal time to work and family;
- 59% of men would not take paternity leave if given the option;
- 46% of men said they couldn't afford paternity leave even if they were offered a partial salary;
- According to a Harris/careerbuilder.com survey, 37% of dads employed full-time would leave their jobs if they felt their income was not needed to support the family;
and,
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36% of dads do not have the option for flexible scheduling or telecommuting at their company.
Source: Inc.com
*Digital Dangers: When walking the digital line, consider the following five threats to be the biggest dangers to your business:
1. Transaction fraud
2. Hackers
3. Rogue employees
4. Sloppy software
5. Easy-to-steal portable electronics such as laptops
Source: Forbes
*YouTube Goes Global: Last week, Google hosted an event in Paris to kick-off new international versions of YouTube, the video-sharing site it purchased
last year. YouTube already gets more than half its traffic from outside the U.S. Now, with its nine new global sites, which feature local-language interfaces and lists of the most
popular videos in each country, the Google unit is aiming to entrench its position around the world.
At stake is far more than entertaining additional people with user-generated videos. Since it was acquired last year by Google for $1.6 billion, YouTube has moved rapidly to
seal deals with established broadcasters that increasingly recognize the Internet as a vital distribution channel. In preparation for the June 19 announcement, the company signed
up European partners including the BBC, France 24, France Télévisions, Spain's Antena 3 and Cuatro TV, and Portugal's RTP.
Source: BusinessWeek.com
*Running the Gauntlet: When vetting a potential board member, always get answers to these questions before handing out an appointment:
1. What will it take for my company to grow from $10 million to $100 million?
2. Why do you want to be on my board?
3. Are you on any other boards?
4. How do you expect to be paid?
5. Do you require D&O insurance?
6. Are you willing to be evaluated every year?
Source: Inc.com
*Networking Your Social Networks: With the overwhelming number of networking sites out there, the prospect of managing all of your friends and contacts probably seems
overwhelming - and rightfully so. In response to this information overload, a number of social networking aggregators have popped up to manage the influx, including
ProfileFly, Tabber, ProfileLinker, SocialURL and Dandelife.com.
Source: BusinessWeek.com
*"You" Stink: Business 2.0's list of the "50 Who Matter Now" is out, and you - that is, Web-enabled mass participation - had a disappointing fall from grace to
the #45 spot. According to 2.0:
"Can we be blunt? You had a disappointing year. It began with great promise, when this magazine placed You in the No.1 slot on the 2006 edition of this list. "You've become an
integral part of the action as a member of the aggregated, interactive, self-organizing, auto-entertaining audience," we said, and we really meant it! A few months later, our
corporate cousins at Time concurred and named You the 2006 Person of the Year.
Then You got lazy. All those YouTube videos of cats dancing, playing the piano, and drunkenly running into walls? So derivative. Then there was all the fawning over Snakes on a
Plane. What was up with that? And don't even get us started on Sanjaya. Look, we still think You have lots of potential. But if You're really going to change the media landscape,
it's time to step up Your game."