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Idle Time is a Good Thing for IT
... given the right circumstances ... Lots of good conversations recently about managing IT, Finance, and other constrained resources for projects. We have implemented tools to model available time;...
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Four tools to bridge from Raw Productivity to Sustainable Results
Three per day? Well , #3 and #5 don’t count … I’ve noticed a definite trend in the “best practices” wing of the Productivity building; it goes by many names and takes on a few different forms, but the...
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Where does Innovation come from?
Like most organizations, we are talking a lot internally about Innovation – the Great Ideas that will transform the company and deliver top-line revenue and high-value earnings growth. The trick, of...
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“Remember, Scrooge, Time is Short …
… and suddenly you’re not there any more.” – The Ghost of Christmas Present, enjoying a memento mori moment A repeating theme in my feed reader has been the drive to “work different”; clunky grammar...
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What Really Motivates Us? Insights for your Tech Team
Over the last month or so, a large number of authors in my RSS reader called attention to Dan Pink’s ‘Drive’ video … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc Props to Cool Infographics (home of the...
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Idle Time is a Good Thing for IT
... given the right circumstances ... Lots of good conversations recently about managing IT, Finance, and other constrained resources for projects. We have implemented tools to model available time;...
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Four tools to bridge from Raw Productivity to Sustainable Results
Three per day? Well , #3 and #5 don’t count … I’ve noticed a definite trend in the “best practices” wing of the Productivity building; it goes by many names and takes on a few different forms, but the...
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Where does Innovation come from?
Like most organizations, we are talking a lot internally about Innovation – the Great Ideas that will transform the company and deliver top-line revenue and high-value earnings growth. The trick, of...
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Three Dimensions of the Conversation – Millennials and Web 2.0
Catching up on some old links – all related to the impact of Web 2.0, and especially the incoming Millennials, on the workplace. At internetnews, Kuchinskas has laid out a pretty good summary of...
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More On Executives (are Smarter than You Think; the 5 Biggest Misconceptions)
A recent post got a surprising amount of feedback – at least, different feedback than my other stuff. No flames, just folks agreeing with the ideas and wanting to engage in more direct conversation...
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Sample Interview Questions for MS Project
I still get interesting, unsolicited pings from the meebo widget on my blog site. I’ve got a Pidgin plugin that connects to meebo, so when it says I’m available, I am definitely at the keyboard,...
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Managing Change: Knowing, Understanding, Empathizing
Do you know your job, or do you really understand your job? One difficult part of change is getting people to see the difference. Of course, this is seriously delicate stuff – you can’t just walk in...
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Digital Strategy and Data – The Critical Connective Tissue
In my previous posts, I’ve talked about the first three components of your Great Digital Strategy – things you would expect to be there, like systems and process used to automate Internal Operations,...
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Digital Strategy and Your Team – Talent and Engagement
So far, we have talked about the “obviously” Digital components of your Great Digital Strategy – systems and processes that support internal Operations, bring us closer to our Customers, and change the...
View ArticleMore On Executives (are Smarter than You Think; the 5 Biggest Misconceptions)
A recent post got a surprising amount of feedback – at least, different feedback than my other stuff. No flames, just folks agreeing with the ideas and wanting to engage in more direct conversation...
View ArticleThe Human Elements Connecting your Digital Business
Summary: A great Digital Business cannot sustain itself when it relies on one or two key people that have all the magic; it is a connected, engaged team of people that come together, with a shared...
View ArticleHow to Develop your Digital Superstars
Summary: Training and development takes some time – but you can build an environment that promotes self-guided work, enabling this type of thinking in a straightforward way.Recently, I asked one of my...
View ArticleHow to Overcome Three Tough Challenges for Enterprise Collaboration
Summary: Many enterprises find it difficult to sustain active collaboration environments that match the fervor of their internet-based inspirations. In this article, we look at three root cause...
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Creating Digital Value for Employees
Summary: Your digital transformation needs a compelling answer to a simple question: Why? This article talks about creating digital value by building a Great Company, with Employee Engagement as a...
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Servant Leadership: Breakthrough Ideas on Customer Service
Summary: The traditional org chart is all wrong. It puts the people that work directly with your customer at the lowest position on the pyramid. This makes the customer the least important person in...
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