Web 2.0 and Middle Age: Are they compatible?

This week there is a huge event in our industry, the HR Technology Conference (www.hrtechnologyconference.com).  So of course, we’re preparing various demonstrations for customers and prospects.  And one of them is adding widgets for Lawson apps to social networking sites.  So I spend at least 5 minutes, desperately searching for how (on earth) I get my ‘test’ persona to be a ‘friend’ to my daughter’s page.  To make matters worse, when I call the support desk (her cell phone), I get hung up on as she’s in her driver’s education class.  Yes, I ultimately managed to get it done, and what should have been the hard part, linking up the web services and testing it, was a breeze by comparison.  Could it be yet another symptom of middle age?

It’s a stark reminder of how you always have to be learning in this business, and this year’s conference will provide many such opportunities.

And by the way, check out the great article Ed Frauenheim wrote in this week’s issue of Workforce Management (www.workforce.com) about Lawson’s bet in the HCM technology market.  With a full page picture of yours truly, it might be the start of my 15 minutes of fame, so hurry!