One principle of an effective meeting at work is to use face-to-face time for discussion, negotiation, and clarification – not for passing on the information. Meeting attendees are supposed to come to the meeting already prepared – they’ve read the briefing papers, they’ve studied the options, they’ve formulated […]
Apple released early information about the next edition of Mac OS X: “Well, don’t look now, but Mountain Lion brings even more of the iPhone/iPad features to the Mac. The juiciest payoff here is the suite of Mac apps that now mimic what’s on the iPhone/iPad, like Reminders, […]
Casio announced (but hasn’t yet released) a new watch that integrates with a phone via Bluetooth: “Your watch can vibrate when you get a call, text or e-mail and show the person’s name, even if your phone is in your purse or briefcase. The G-Shock can help you […]
I have been running a survey on approaches to user adoption for the past couple of months. The survey will be closed next week, so you still have a few more days to take part, but the fifth and final winner of a book is: – Michael from […]
Carla warns about the dangers of fake-work projects, and what to do to avoid the same: “When I first started working from home, I established basic productivity ground rules: no extended personal calls during office hours, no watching daytime TV and very limited time for personal tasks. Imagine […]
I’ve been a long term believer in mobile access to collaborative systems, and as the Intranet becomes a habitat for many people, mobile access is important. Sabel Online and Frankwatching in the Netherlands are currently running a survey on mobile access to the Intranet: “This research is about […]
Optum introduced a cloud service for health care, to increase the effectiveness of patient care: “The health care cloud environment from Optum simplifies the lives of caregivers, innovators and health IT managers – those whose work has the greatest impact on patient care and on the performance of […]
Over on The Smarter Office blog, I talk about not answering your phone when you’re already in a meeting: “Perhaps I’ve had it too good, but the most annoying words to hear when getting someone on the phone are “I can’t talk. I’m in a meeting.” Usually I […]
FileTrek announced the release of its new file sharing and tracking service, to support collaboration between people while honoring security and compliance needs: “FileTrek announced today the only combined cloud-based file sharing and tracking solution on the market. FileTrek is designed to allow secure file sharing, project collaboration, […]
NewsGator is hosting a webinar in late February about how Nalco brought social approaches and technologies into their business operations: “As many of you know, implementing a social layer within a global company comes with both challenges and rewards. Join us for this one-hour webinar on Tuesday, February […]
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