Good to see the updates and improvements rolling out from SAP for StreamWork, its collaborative decision-making service. I said last year that I was worried the offering is too special purpose and that this would hinder uptake and adoption … but it’s still early days. A couple of […]
Roan in Singapore talks about three ways of looking at how people achieve higher productivity: – Through using new technology/tools, and replacing people who previously did routine work. – Through process innovation, where people develop new ways of doing things better-faster-cheaper. – Through making better decisions through quality […]
I was at a meeting last week where the lead presenter threw out the names of lots of books. They were all good ones too, many of which I have on my shelf. But … it can be hard to find focused time to just read. We all […]
Earlier this week, RIM announced four upcoming editions of the RIM PlayBook, to be available in the second half of 2011: “RIM’s family of upcoming BlackBerry 4G PlayBook tablets will deliver professional-grade, consumer-friendly experiences that redefine the possibilities of mobile computing. These innovative tablets will each provide users […]
John from Research in Motion recently posted a video showing the integration between the RIM PlayBook and the RIM BlackBerry. RIM’s key strength for wireless email and data access has been enterprise-grade security, and this extends to the PlayBook. Other tablet devices on the market aren’t so “enterprise-ready,” […]
A Nicholas Bate gem from last week – How to Be (1) More Productive: “The real top line answer is more on the philosophy and less on the mechanics. There is no shortage of systems for getting things done. But there is a danger: the more we focus […]
Gartner said collaboration software would be a major driver of enterprise sales in Australia and the rest of the world in 2011. – Australian sales in all categories would top AUD$5.5 billion, with “collaboration, content management, social software, business intelligence (BI) and supply chain management leading the way.“ […]
Nicholas posted his Selling Tips 7 yesterday. They’re all good … all things to take to heart during selling. From a collaboration perspective, I really liked #5: “(5) Close 99% of the time for simple feedback that you are heading in the correct direction for the 1% of […]
During a drive to Camberley one late night in October 2010, after Seb Matthews retrieved me from LHR (after I’d waited for 2 hours to pass through border control – which, incidentally was longer than it took to fly from Denmark), he told me about the work they […]
I read this article last year, and then found it again today. Christopher paints the difference between work that’s “trivial” and work that “moves the needle.” The latter needs, well, here it is in Christopher’s words: “When I think to the tasks and things in my day that […]
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