A little history of Listening to the Future and Management by Design and how they are related. Listening to the Future isn’t so much a book idea as it was a repository for a number of ideas I was already working on at Microsoft. Scenarios lie at the core of Listening to the Future, the idea that we have to grapple with the future, that we can’t just consider on possibility, … [Read more...] about How are my books, Listening to the Future and Management by Design, Related?
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More Collaboration Means Less Collaboration Software
I was reading a post this morning that asked the following question: More BI Packages Add Collaboration: Who Needs It? (http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/bi/231903450?cid=nl_IW_daily_2011-11-21_html) Good question. Organizations need to focus on deploying a set of collaboration tools that connect with other technology, not collaboration tools within other … [Read more...] about More Collaboration Means Less Collaboration Software
Thinking Like a Strategist. Perspectives on Research.
When a large organization tells me that they have "confirmed their strategic position with research" I am immediately skeptical because that sentence doesn't provide me with enough information. I dig a little deeper by asking a not so simple question: Was this research conducted after you decided on your position or before? This question is important because when it … [Read more...] about Thinking Like a Strategist. Perspectives on Research.
Management Maxims From Kim Kardashian, Communications Genius
Kim Kardashian knows how to stay on message, to amplify that message through partners, and to make everything look beautiful. Here are 10 lessons from her communications juggernaut that managers should adopt to make their initiatives succeed. Read my full blog post at Fast Company leaders: … [Read more...] about Management Maxims From Kim Kardashian, Communications Genius
How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work
CIO just published an article titled: 4 Ways Social Media Improves Work Productivity (and 3 Ways it Doesn't) which includes the following positive items: Find information faster Improved professional networks Stress relief Improved teamwork I buy all of those. At their core is the key objective to use the available tools to improve work outcomes. CIO also … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work