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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nicholas thinks that hot-desking doesn’t work: “Organisations love hot-desking. It’s what cool and virtual and edgey organisations do. ‘People should be out selling’ snaps the sales director. ‘Avoid stress and work from home’ adds the nice lady in HR. These are good points. But ask anyone who has […]
Over on Focus, Linda asks how to collaborate with someone with whom you need to work with who is arrogant and unbearable: “Once every few years I come across someone in a phone interaction who is so full of themselves it makes you go nuts! For professional reasons […]
Over on The Smarter Office blog, I published my latest post – Developing a Cultural Ethos of Collaboration: “In January I attended a major collaboration focused conference in the United States — IBM’s Lotusphere 2012. Over 5,000 people converged in one location to listen, learn, celebrate, and eat […]
One of the tricks to get right with collaboration is to be clear on your intent first, and only then to consider buying technology. That often doesn’t happen and the technology is acquired first, and if a sufficiently broad technology is acquired it may turn out alright, but […]
Larry Page of Google fame laid down the rules about how to run an effective meeting: “– Every meeting must have one clear decision maker. If there’s no decision maker — or no decision to be made — the meeting shouldn’t happen. – No more than 10 people […]
Jason Womack travels a lot (a lot, a lot), and he’s summarized his tips for making the most of travel delays in an article for USA Today: “Womack, who flew on 140 flights last year and trains for triathlons and long-distance races while traveling, is well-practiced at knowing […]
The Wall Street Journal reports on the rise of stand-up meetings: “Atomic Object, a Grand Rapids, Mich., software-development firm, holds company meetings first thing in the morning. Employees follow strict rules: Attendance is mandatory, nonwork chitchat is kept to a minimum and, above all, everyone has to stand […]
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