Archive for 'Management'

Dec 01

I just love it something great coalesces from the ether, out of creative people’s minds, off the paper, and into reality. I especially love it when an idea that I have been raving about, magically arrives in my browser, courtesy of some equally passionate people on the other side of the world. Welcome to Better Means …

Jun 30

One of the things that a lot of executives have trouble with is the concept that multi-tasking is bad for productivity. Unfortunately, research has shown that doing more things at once actually slows down delivery.

Jun 05

There’s an old saying that every organisation is optimised to achieve the results it currently gets. The implication is that, in order to get new results, we must respond differently by taking on novel means of evaluating problems, spotting opportunities, and working together.

Jun 01

Gary Hamel asks, “Why are we complacent when confronted with data that suggest most managers are more likely to douse the flames of employee enthusiasm than fan them, and are more likely to frustrate extraordinary accomplishment than to foster it?”

May 17

How do we justify spending money on an internal Community & Collaboration platform like JiveSBS? I have been thinking more about Social Business ROI and how to measure it effectively.

May 14

Over the years I have become convinced that more often than not the success or failure of a project or product has very little to do with the technology involved.

Mar 30

Whether you love them or hate them, Apple has been instrumental in defining an era … and Apple would never have been anything without Steve Jobs. Here are some lessons from big Steve on how to approach life and business.

Mar 04

Ah, yeah … you’ve gotta love Dilbert. Scott Adams is a genius.

Mar 02

With the best of intentions, many IT Managers and CIOs have inadvertently set themselves and their teams up for failure through an overly prescriptive focus on process, metrics, and best practice.