Forget Work/Life Balance
Work/life balance is the wrong way to think about it. Taking back life and hobbies and leisure and uninterrupted family time and disconnected vacations doesn’t need balance – it demands boundaries.
Four Seconds
Four seconds spent badly results in 2.4 million seconds wasted. A story of an accident and its aftermath.
Becoming Grandpa
My eldest son and his wife welcomed their first child two weeks ago. This, by implication, makes me a grandpa. Here’s the poem I wrote for David, Bonnie and Shari.
Three Pre-Conditions for Successful Collaboration
Collaboration is a means to an end, not an end in itself. Review of the three pre-conditions for successful collaboration, and some comments on an article about interactional frequency in work design.
Negligence in Health Care Post-Ransomware Attack?
Will medical negligence apply in situations where health care providers have not taken sufficient precautions to enable recovery after a ransomware attack? Some thoughts on a recent situation in the United States.
Collaboration Has Significant Downsides
Collaboration is not without its problems. Talk about collaboration focuses almost exclusively on the first definition of collaboration—“people working with other people to achieve a common outcome”—and ignores the second—“traitorous cooperation with an enemy, usually an occupying force.” Both are valid definitions. A brief consideration of nine downsides of collaboration.
Having the Wrong Body
Athletes optimise their body for the unique demands of their chosen sport. A marathon runner develops a body that’s different to a sprinter. Likewise a gymnast and a sumo wrestler. A swimmer and a cyclist. A shotput thrower and a high jumper. Business “body types” are no different.
SharePoint Intranets In a Box Report v5 – by ClearBox Consulting
An assessment of intranet solutions for SharePoint and Office 365, published by ClearBox Consulting. A report I contributed to – by writing the reviews on Injio, Kasama and Sproket.
The New ClearBox SharePoint Intranets-in-a-Box Report
ClearBox has just released its new report on add-on intranet tools for SharePoint. For the new report, I had the opportunity to write the reviews on Injio, Kasama and Sproket.
Reimagining Effective Work: A Snapshot of Transformation in Action
A brief scan of how transformative ideas are being applied around the world, covering banking, transportation, accommodation, and others. Highlights the questioning mindset essential for reimagining effective work.
Michael Sampson 
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