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CEDIA Tech Council 1816: HR 101 Apr 20, 2018

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"No matter what size the firm, no matter what you do in that business, micromanagement leads to turnover." – Courtney Berg, CourtSide Consulting

http://www.courtsidehr.com/

Our guest for this podcast, Courtney Berg, has been consulting small businesses on HR issues for years, and she's volunteered as an instructor at numerous CEDIA Expos. She's hosting three small-business HR webinars for CEDIA this year: The first, titled "Employees 101, The Employee Life Cycle," was presented on April 5, 2018.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5937867855081432067

The next webinar, called "5 Keys to Teamwork and Trust," will be presented May 3. On June 7, Berg tackles "Discipline to Termination – 5 Steps to Doing it Right."

http://cedia.net/events/event-detail-page/2018/05/03/default-calendar/webinar-the-5-keys-to-teamwork-and-trust

http://cedia.net/events/event-detail-page/2018/06/07/default-calendar/webinar-discipline-to-termination-5-steps-to-doing-it-right

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CEDIA Tech Council 1815: The Design Thinking Process Apr 13, 2018

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"Once you get that it's not about you, it's about somebody else, and how to enhance THEIR lives, then you can apply the process to anything: Your relationship with your customers, your sales staff, your installation staff, your marketing staff." -- Rich Green, Rich Green Design

Rich Green and Peter Aylett tell us about the incredibly broad applications of Design Thinking, and preview how they and Stanford Professor Michael Shanks will present the concept at the next CEDIA Business Xchange. (There's also a coupon code in this cast that'll save you $100.)

CEDIA Tech Council 1814: Light & Building Exhibition 2018 Apr 06, 2018

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Sam Woodward of Lutron and Mark Warburton of Ivory Egg both attended "L&B" in Frankfurt, Germany, and they've got info on the latest lighting tech. Peter Aylett (Archimedia) also joins in.

"Going back over the past 14 years, and you'd be hard-pressed to find much in the way of LED. Now it's dominant; it's everywhere." – Sam Woodward

CEDIA Tech Council 1813: TecHomeX Mar 30, 2018

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Mitchell Klein (Z-Wave Alliance), Rich Green (Rich Green Design), and Gordon van Zuiden (cyberManor) were all at this year's TecHomeX event — as presenters. What did they learn from the design and build pros in attendance? What new ideas did they encounter? Give a listen.

"TecHomeX unites residential design/build and tech integration/contracting companies in the nation's most lucrative regional markets to catalyze powerful sell-through of home technology." —techomex.com

CEDIA Tech Council 1812: The HPA Tech Retreat Mar 23, 2018

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"Are we inducing 'gadget fatigue' amongst our clients?" -- Michael Heiss, M Heiss Consulting

From big-picture cultural questions to the latest video tech (HDR, 8K), it was all covered at the HPA Tech Retreat (and no, the "end of projection" is not upon us). Here's an overview.

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CEDIA Tech Council 1811: The Cloud — and the Fog and the Mist Mar 16, 2018

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"Cloud computing can have latency … when you're local you don't have access to a lot of devices and processing … and fog is that in-between." -Alex Capecelatro

Cloud, mist, fog — nope, this isn't about the weather, it's about these terms as they apply to computing. Alex Capecelatro (Josh.ai) and Mike Maniscalco join CEDIA's Dave Pedigo, Walt Zerbe and Ed Wenck to discuss the concepts. Plus, CEDIA's David Meyer calls in from Down Under to clue us in on the White Papers on HDMI he's just finished for our members.

CEDIA Tech Council 1810: Musicians Becoming Integrators Mar 09, 2018

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"Go listen to live music. I think it will really help you when you're installing and calibrating your systems." – Geoff Meads

CEDIA companies seem to include a pretty high percentage of people who've been involved in music and/or live sound. How does this inform one's career as an integrator? What perspectives do those experiences bring to the gig? Our guests include accomplished guitarist/recording engineer and ESPA Executive Director Jeff Gardner, and Geoff Meads, who's a singer/songwriter/gigging guitarist and web developer (Presto AV) who's extremely active in the CEDIA universe. (NOTE: We want to hear from YOU about this one, so please take our super-quick survey HERE.)

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CEDIA Tech Council 1809: Blockchain Mar 02, 2018

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Simply put, blockchain technology is going to be a major disruptor -- but the possibilities for its use in the home tech universe are incredible. Our guest this week is at the leading edge of this development: John Fitch from Animal Ventures.

CEDIA Tech Council 1808: IoT and Security Feb 23, 2018

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"We have a connected toothbrush that tells you how long you've been brushing your teeth. To quote one of our comedians here in the UK: 'I know! I was there!'" -- David Mudd, BSI Group

David Mudd of the BSI Group joins CEDIA's Dave Pedigo, Ed Wenck and Walt Zerbe to speak on the Internet of Things -- namely, the risks and rewards of the IoT.

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CEDIA Tech Council Podcast 1807: The Builder's Perspective Feb 16, 2018

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"What do I look for in an integrator? I look for people that will take care of my client, that will communicate well, that will understand we're all working toward the same goal and none of us is the most important person at the table." – Christopher Wright, WrightWorks LLC (building and remodeling)

In this episode, we chat with builder/remodeler Christopher Wright and designer Adam Gibson (a kitchen/bath specialist) about working with integrators – and the importance of technology to their clients.

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