Following Your Passion - Video

Summer is on it's last legs, the leaves are changing, and football starts this weekend. Here's a shout out to my alma mater the University of Washington Huskies. May they win some games this year!

There was no nextcompTV this week due to an extremely busy schedule. I'll be back next week but in a new format. I like the idea of broadcasting live, but I don't like the video quality on uStream. And really, how many people can break away in the middle of the work day to watch a video. Not too many. So I'm switching to using Quicktime. I'll pre-recording the TV show and then post it on YouTube. The quality will be much better and I can record the show at a more convenient time of the day.

We continue working on Version 3 roll-out. At this point, the roll-out is limited to a few organizations. We're working to finish a few features and getting the bugs out of the new version. Thank you so much to the organizations that are helping with this process. Version 3 is shaping up nicely. I'll keep the blog up to date with the latest news on Version 3.

I've put together one last video for the Summer. The video documents a mountain biking trip that my brother-in-law took me on and a brewery tour where he works part-time. He and I sat down for a short visit after the tour to talk about following your passion in work and play.

nextcompTV - Episode 3 - Base Pay vs. Incentives

Where did the time go today during Episode 3 of nextcompTV?

Bob and I really got into our discussion of base pay and incentives and strolled into a few other side topics along the way. The video starts with a few shots of the Seattle waterfront, then cuts to 2 minutes from the interview with Catherine Dovey in which Catherine discusses base pay and incentives and the importance of communication, finally Bob and I spend 20 minutes talking about base pay and incentives from the perspective of the employee, the Board/Ownership, and the HR department.



We're getting the hang of the technical aspects of the show and I think we're on a roll with some interesting topics and discussion.

Tune in next Tuesday, August 4th at Noon PST for another great episode where we'll discuss the impact of rapidly changing technology on the human resources and compensation professional.

Here's a link to the NPR story about "How We Get Paid"
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2009/07/hear_how_we_get_paid.html#more

Interview with Bob Johnson for Father's Day

I have an amazing Dad. We've been working together since 1990 when we started a firm called Johnson/Lindstrand Consulting with my Mom. The firm changed names to Johnson HR Consulting, Inc. in the mid-90's and then in 2001 Bob and I started NEXTCOMP.NET together with Chris Cardwell. The firm is now wholly owned by Bob and me and we really enjoy the opportunity to work with each other. I thought it might be a nice tribute to him to interview him for a Father's Day video podcast.



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Dave Duffield Interview at billkutikradioshow.com

I just listened to a really interesting interview with Dave Duffield CEO of Workday. Dave Duffield is famous for being the founder of Integral and Peoplesoft as well.

I was fortunate enough to visit the Workday headquarters in 2007. I met some of the founders of the company, but I didn't have a chance to meet Mr. Duffield. I believe he was out of town that day. I was very impressed with the work that they had completed already in early 2007. It's a fantastic vision and he has a track record of success, so I'm sure Workday will be wildly successful over the next few years.

He gives a fantastic overview of the history of HR technology over the last 40 years in the interview.

Check it out here