I wrote a few days ago that Martin White has a new book out, called The Intranet Management Handbook. For me, this is great timing due to a couple of client projects I’m working on at the moment, and thus have been deeply reading Martin’s book. The book […]
Trent at Coveo blogged that slow adoption for technologies has been the leading cause of underperformance, and wonders whether a more intentional approach is required: “However, despite this acceleration, broad adoption of new technologies often takes years. For while some people are eager to explore what is “new”, […]
I wrote a few days ago that Martin White has a new book out, called The Intranet Management Handbook. For me, this is great timing due to a couple of client projects I’m working on at the moment, and thus have been deeply reading Martin’s book. The book […]
IBM announced the addition of new mobility capabilities to its hosted edition of Lotus Notes – LotusLive Notes. “Today’s service update is notable mainly for the improvements to mobile access for LotusLive Notes. A new service, IBM LotusLive Notes Hosted BlackBerry, offers a fixed-price, pay as you go […]
Google will soon release a new tool, Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, that enables users to upload their Microsoft Office documents to Google Apps, and then work collaboratively on them with others. “Google plans to formally introduce the new Google tool, called Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, later […]
This is the third post in a series about defining collaboration. Post 1 looked at the three P’s of collaboration (potential, process, and practice), and Post 2 at four types of work. This post looks at what makes collaboration difficult in organizations. In order for people – whether […]
I’ve said that collaboration is about “people working with other people towards a common outcome.” While people work together all the time, not all work is “collaboration” per se. Think about it this way. There are three factors to consider when looking at work: 1. The definition of […]
What does the word “collaboration” mean? In my workshops and seminars, I start with this definition: “People working with other people towards a common outcome.“ That’s a pretty broad definition, and while it signals the game we’re playing, it doesn’t detail the moves required. One way of thinking […]
A month ago, after I wrote a review of Jane McConnell’s Global Intranet Trends for 2011 report, Jane left the following comment: “Hi Michael, I like your comment about your pillars and the 5 megatrends. You’re right. One of the big governance obstacles I’m encountering with clients these […]
Cisco held a big Collaboration event in November 2009 and announced a slew of collaboration products. One of those was a hosted email service, but barely 15 months later, the product has taken a bullet to the head: “Cisco Systems is dropping its hosted e-mail product. Apparently, Cisco […]
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