On Education
Thanks to Jim Hays for sharing this on Facebook earlier today. A good reminder that what may appear to be slow may actually be deep … compared to that which happens fast but is superficial.
Taking Collaboration Too Far
On The Smarter Office blog, I wrote about the dangers of pushing collaboration too far: “In a couple of recent conference presentations, I’ve shared some concerns with taking the concept of collaboration too far, or pushing it into areas that are ill-suited to the nature of collaborative interaction. […]
Working in Collaborative Environments – August in Auckland
Conferenz is running a one-day workshop entitled Working in Collaborative Environments on August 15 in Auckland. I’ll be there for the day as the conference chairperson, and will be presenting a session in the afternoon. “All organisations desire synergy to enhance organisational performance. Collaborative tools are just one […]
PGi for Web Meetings – Now On the Go Meetings on the iPad
PGi is a web meetings / web conferencing provider I’ve never heard of before, but apparently have been around for a number of years. Earlier this month PGi released a new HD client for the iPad: “With the new GlobalMeet mobile meeting app, users can join and host […]
Conversations About Social Media at Work and Home
Sherry says it is time to have three necessary conversations about social media at work and home: 1. That we can use social tools to hide from each other. 2. That we will become obsessed with efficiency that we’ll lose sight of the “why” 3. That privacy is […]
Tony on "The Art of Letting Go"
Tony Schwartz, co-author of one of my favorite books, writes about the art of letting go—of business opportunities and clients that aren’t right for you: “Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not suggesting the way to build a business is to regularly turn down opportunities. But not every […]
The Future Belongs to Generalists—Some Thoughts
On the HBR Blog Network, Vikram argues that the age of the specialist is over, and that the generalist should be more important in the next age: “We have become a society of specialists. Business thinkers point to “domain expertise” as an enduring source of advantage in today’s […]
Book Review: Practical SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture (by Ruven Gotz)
For the past couple of weeks I have been reading Ruven Gotz’s new book, Practical SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture. Ruven and the publisher begin to set the context on the book like this: “Practical SharePoint 2010 Information Architecture is a guide and tool set for planning and documenting […]
Offshoring: The Management Layers and Physical Communication Costs Are Significant
Vodafone New Zealand has taken another look at its IT offshoring strategy, and concluded that it’s more effective and cost efficient to hire the IT staff in New Zealand: “Vodafone NZ is embarking on a campaign to fill 100 IT department vacancies, following a decision to move its […]
Jason Womack on Reputation and Productivity
Jason shares five ideas for helping an agency to stand out as “productive” in the crowd: “As a leader in your field, you have your share of stories about who you trust to do a great job, and who you know you’ll never work with again. What makes […]
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