5 Minute Daily Check In Rosa argues that giving one employee 5 minutes of attention each day is a vital habit for managers. “Very briefly, the D5M is a simple habit. Each day, without fail, managers are to give five minutes of no-agenda time to at least one […]
TaskSync 2.5 for Outlook and SharePoint MicroLink released Version 2.5 of TaskSync, an Outlook 2003/2007 tool for synchronizing lists with SharePoint. “TaskSync 2.5 automatically synchronizes tasks, contacts, and events between Outlook 2003/2007 and subscribed MOSS/WSS lists, thus improving task management processes. For the public sector, TaskSync 2.5 supports […]
Collaboration in Teaching Kim is thinking about the possibilities of collaboration in teaching, and offers a graphic to summarize her thoughts. “I still couldn’t think of different terms to define the continuum, although I don’t like the fact that “dependence” could have a negative connotation even though “full […]
DocuLex Archive Studio DocuLex released Archive Studio, a web-based content management product. “The service enables secure document warehousing and sharing for practical knowledge management and collaboration …. Archive Studio is facilitated by WebSearch, a component of the Archive Studio designed to allow sharing of document collections over the […]
Here’s the quick links to my posts from the 8th Annual Strategic Intranets Summit held in Wellington last week. Thanks to Andrew and the crew at BrightStar for facilitating a great conference. Thursday August 21 Opening Comments (Dorje McKinnon) Making the Best Intranet Possible Available with the Funds […]
Time to Think Mark reminds us of the need to think deeply, and offers key strategies for making it happen: (1) make time for it, (2) use mind mapping software, (3) evaluate your ideas after brainstorming them, (5) add more thoughts over time, and more. “One of the […]
Collaboration the New Competitiveness? Adam considers the range of examples of growing collaboration around the world (governments, businesses, society) and sees three main drivers: (a) greater ability to collaborate, (b) greater need to collaborate given ‘wicked problems’, and (c) an essential need to collaborate. “Don’t get me wrong, […]
Going International with PhoneFusion PhoneFusion offers a cheaper approach to global roaming than paying wireless telcos for roaming charges. Eg, for customers going to China, “With PhoneFusion One, there is no need to get a special global phone or make international roaming arrangements with a wireless carrier in […]
The Manager’s #1 Tool Rosa argues that every manager needs to have a “The Follow-up I Need to Complete” list, with three headings: “(1) What I must Do to Honor my Word, (2) Who I need to Follow-up with, and By When, and (3) Why it is so […]
Dorje asked … “What were the key learning points?” Attendees commented: – “Have to drive Intranets from business needs and in line with business outcomes.” – “The corporate directory is the number one application for the Intranet.” – “There has been a much higher interest in governance this […]
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