Thanks to a kind invitation by Catherine, the manager of the Intranet Leadership Forum, I will be visiting Sydney and Canberra in early April to talk about SharePoint from a business perspective, as well as covering some of the technical issues. The ILF wanted a vendor-neutral, non-sales pitch […]
Oscar and Jessica have been working out a checklist for when you need in-person meetings, based in part on a desire to reduce CO2 emissions. In the spirit of collaboration, I’ve taken their checklist and made a flowchart out of it for those that like things visually … […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Ken outlines a three step approach to motivate teams: (1) summarize the situation, highlighting four key areas of focus (timeline, team, main deliverable, and its importance to the enterprise), (2) present the consequences, and (3) create and implement a […]
Bill Gates kicked off the SharePoint Conference in Seattle highlighting the growth and success of SharePoint: “Breaking the milestone of 100 million licenses sold and surpassing sales of $1 billion this year, SharePoint is helping customers solve their most pressing information management needs.“ Let’s remember something here: Given […]
Teamwork—combining strengths with other people, working with others toward a common objective—is a natural and normal part of business life. Many projects are too large or too complex for one person to deliver alone that they must combine their efforts with the efforts of others. So it is […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Cultures that are “high-context” rely more heavily on implicit communication, on leaving things unsaid with the expectation that the other will work it out based on many factors. This has implications for virtual teams. “How does implicit communication affect […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams If you are planning a new collaboration strategy, Jason argues that you have to include email in your planning. “Email, whether we like or not, is the lowest common denominator other than face-to-face. You would be hard pressed to […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams 7 out of 10 information workers feel overwhelmed by information. “The survey of 650 white collar and knowledge workers found that employees across virtually every industry are affected by information overload, but that the problem is particularly acute in […]
“What’s the big idea?” is a question that has been perplexing me for some time about my work. How do I fit everything into each day? What do I stand for? What is the ethos and intent of my work? For whom do I work, that is, what […]
Last week Ian posted a thoughtful reaction to my assertion that “SharePoint calendars are essentially useless for team collaboration”. His main points that stuck out to me were: SharePoint calendars are not trying to replace a user’s personal calendar. If you want to have an item from a […]
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