The November/December 2007 edition of Messaging News is on the Web. My article in this edition is entitled The Four Habits of an Effective Collaborative Individual: “Collaboration” denotes a group of people working together towards a mutually desired outcome. It is an accepted concept to describe organizational reality—people […]
One of the sessions for Eric’s Beyond Planning conference this week was entitled Beyond Interruptions. In the brainstorming notes I wrote this, but it didn’t make its way into the final presentation … but the clarity of it challenges me every time I re-read it: There are big […]
In addition to actions that management need to take to set the context for effective distributed work, employees themselves need to embrace responsibility for increasing their own capability to work effectively at a distance from their co-workers and collaborators. In this inaugural edition of The Collaborative Individual, I […]
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: […]
I have had a particularly sore lower and upper back for a few weeks, and so finally went to an osteopath on Monday. It turns out that a decade of carrying small children on my left side led to a twisted pevis and crooked back. Anyhoo, I’m all […]
The man they call Eric Mack is wondering whether we need GTD 2.0, and if so, what it would look like. In particular, Eric’s postulating whether the methodology needs to expand to include more on managing the information and communication side of doing cool stuff (or “DCS”, did […]
I generally like what Leo at Zen Habits has to say, but I think he’s flipped a bit with calling David Allen’s GTD setup “complicated”. He’s taken the list of 8 things that David uses to get things done, and says that it’s “complicated” in comparison with his […]
When you are having a discussion–face-to-face or via electronic media–with another person or a group, what factors contribute to make the discussion “productive” or not? What do you use as the basis for evaluation as to whether the discussion was worth it? Here’s what I think: Alternatives are […]
With 24 hours a day and 7 days a week as fixed quantities, we all have the same quantity of 168 hours at our disposal for making what we view as important contributions to our families, our clients, our community and the world at large. However, note a […]
I’ve been a dedicated subscriber to FORTUNE magazine since the mid-late 1990s when I first had my own firm. I’ve never wanted it for the investment advice … but rather the stories about people and their work and lives. Stanley Bing writes a column on the last page […]
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