Sunday, November 11, 2007

KELZEN - The Beginnings

As I launched the website a few weeks ago a lot of people were very surprised. It took (and still takes) some time to understand what’s my purpose.

But before I start to explain I will spend a few words about the very beginnings. Years ago while studying Management at the ‘Fachhochschule Vienna’, I addressed my Master’s Degree on the subject ‘Working Climate – Factors and Indicators’. I did my studies avocational. That means I worked through daytime in a HR department in a company in Vienna, Austria and in the evening I studied with other employed people the theory.

The topics employee satisfactions, working climate and working conditions have always been my passion. But this time the internet wasn’t as popular as today – e.g. Google didn't even exist.

Years later I stumbled across a hotel-rating-website. At the beginning I couldn’t do anything with it. But over the months I checked from time to time before I booked a hotel. Today no hotel will be booked without visiting such a website before.

One day it suddenly dawned on me and I had the idea to combine both ideas (working conditions and online-check). I checked the internet but didn’t find much. Then I knew I have to do something…

Because I have been living in Malaysia together with my husband, who is working as an expat here, and with our two kids since beginning of last year I’m having the time not only to think about it but also to realize something. Anyway – the kids are number one.

Last fall I found a very customer oriented and flexible web-company and the people there gave me great support to realize the idea (thanks to Kervin)

On March 1st, 2007 the baby was born and now I’m going to raise the website.

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