The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Transcripts Help Listening … When different teams are supposed to work together but are experiencing conflict, schedule an in-person meeting (or more specifically, an anecdote circle; see details for the major difference), record everything that is said, and get […]
Our local community–the Malvern area–had a variety evening tonight to raise funds for some young people to travel to the North Island. The local Darfield recreation hall was converted into a concert hall, and by looks of things there are 600-800 people here (the population of Darfield is […]
After the NZKM session over lunch, I caught up with Phil Garing, the Managing Director of Synapsys NZ Ltd. “Synapsys is dedicated to transforming client organisations for superior, consistent performance. We accomplish this through the delivery of training and knowledge management solutions especially tailored to the needs of […]
The Christchurch New Zealand Knowledge Management network meeting today featured a presentation from Ian Anderson entitled Policies and Procedures are ‘Special’ Knowledge Assets. Ian is one of the principals at Streamliners. There were about 6 people in attendance. About Streamliners Streamliners is a technical writing firm, with a […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Optimize Telework … Three steps for an effective telework program: (1) set use policies, (2) deploy enabling technologies (the same as what in-office workers get), and (3) establish employee goals (focused on actual performance and outputs, not work time). […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Not for Everyone … What exactly do you want your “telecommuters” to be able to do, and as a consequence, what does that mean for your systems and network? There needs to be a meeting of the minds regarding […]
Farmer Earley with the rotary hoe in our garden When you live in the country and have a large family, a large vegetable garden is a great thing. Ours is 140m2, or 1500 square feet. In previous years, Katrina’s Dad had use the rotary hoe to get the […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Telecommuting Impact on Property Prices … The possibilities afforded by telecommuting and virtual work can have definite impacts on property prices in rural and country areas. “Workers who move to smaller rural cities or towns and keep their city […]
The People Part of Enterprise Collaboration and Virtual Teams Loneliness in Virtual Work … There are many benefits for organizations and individuals who can work virtually–but how have you answered the “loneliness” issue? “Granted, it’s not a majority, but for some, telework brings a sense of feeling “left […]
During my talk with Rajesh Setty last month re iPolipo he was gracious enough to recommend a book I should read. I duly added it to my Amazon list (I love buying books and sometimes I get to read them) and then about a week ago it arrived: […]
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