People Persons.There's a new addition to the touchy-feely touchy-feely Medtalk adjective Referring to the 'art' aspects of Pt management–ie, bedside manner. See The Match. dot-com (1) Refers to the period (dot) followed by the abbreviation of the commercial domain (.com) at the end of an Internet address. Since the .com domain is so widely used, the Internet became known as the "dot-com" world, and dot-com companies are those formed to offer services or dictionary[ldots] GoTo.com, a Pasadena-based Web site, recently appointed Mary-Ann Spencer as its "chief people officer" instead of director of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . It's yet another attempt by dot-coms to energize en·er·gize v. en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing, en·er·giz·es v.tr. 1. To give energy to; activate or invigorate: "His childhood the workplace with things like office pool tables, casual dress and titles designed to inspire a friendlier, team-oriented atmosphere. "We believe people are our competitive advantage rather than technology or the latest whiz-bang device," Spencer said, explaining her title. "We have a commitment to each other. We also have a lot of fun." |
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