Many of us wish we could just go back in time, before all this turmoil started. Before the mortgages went bad, before the stock market tanked, before the massive layoffs. But, there is no going back, only forward. Whatever happens we ...READ»
Organizational storytellers are gathering again in Washington, DC this spring just in time for the cherry blossoms. This, their 9th year, promises a tour de force on the power of narrative to generate solutions for our troubled ...READ»
The danger in this crisis is not that we will not solve it. The danger is that we think too small – that we do not see the extraordinary opportunity it presents.If we spend our energy hunkering down, trying to maintain and preserve ...READ»
A great networking event at a "W" hotel property in Franklin Tn afforded many a chance to connect. They all came together thanks to online networking.READ»
Your customers are tempted to include your business in their cost-cutting efforts. Act now to offer extra value, adopting a method that won’t cost you more. In fact, it often reduces overhead. Two rival businesses are using ...READ»
Here’s to living a greater life and accomplishing greater things together than we can on our own:“It is only through disruptions and confusion that we grow, jarred out of ourselves by the collision of someone else’s private ...READ»
We can be stakeholders in the future of the U.S., not free-riders. We are called to participate in its renewal. Not only can we do what is asked but we’re being asked what should be done.
Obama ...READ»
Taroby is a web 2.0 SaaS based messaging and collaboration suite that enables sharing of email accounts among team members.“Sharing” implies that emails are accessible to all team members working on a particular assignment or ...READ»
With all the talk about the necessity for teamwork and collaboration given the further decentralizing of the Global Economy . . . then why are resumes all about marketing our individual accomplishments?
As an Executive Recruiter, ...READ»
A visionary leader perceives challenges and growth opportunities before they happen, positioning people to produce extraordinary results that make real contributions to life.
I have begun working with a select group of people ...READ»
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I am managing a programme called Alstom collaborative Way. I’d like to get a dialogue about it. Today, tools exist for and success stories are already starting to come through.
Today the next steps is to manage ...READ»
Hi,
I am managing a programme called Alstom collaborative Way. I’d like to get a dialogue about it. Today, tools exist for and success stories are already starting to come through.
Today the next steps is to manage ...READ»
Most of my work is with senior managers and executives, helping them to implement large-scale change using participation and engagement to create buy-in and support.There are three conditions that require change leaders to shift from ...READ»
Change leadership starts within, requiring a commitment to self-transformation. Are there conditions that make this kind of inner work especially effective? What activities are most powerful for genuine inner transformation? Is this ...READ»
While working at the World Bank as a Knowledge Analyst in the late 90s I witnessed a significant change in how knowledge was amassed and applied for greatest impact. Previously, the emphasis had been on certain individuals, those ...READ»
During my last posts, I discussed the use of meetup.com as a vehicle to tie traditional business models, in this case, a Chamber of Commerce together with a robust social networking site. We learned that the methods are time ...READ»
Rod Collins is the former Chief Operating Executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, the largest private health insurance account in the United States, a $20billion business.Today Rod works with organizations that ...READ»
About the web's supremacy against machines and tools:
" There is an endless list of technologies with us today that forty years
ago only science fiction writers, and professors at MIT, could have
imagined imagined. But ...READ»
Last year a colleague and I began to host a series of "Tech Strategies" Luncheon meetings in association with a highly successful Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of the series was to provide free or low cost technology ...READ»
Recently I see some business owners communicating with clients or suppliers using free email accounts provided by gmail, hotmail and yahoo. These email accounts are free, but how do they represent your company? If two companies ...READ»
It is important to keep track of existing clients and hope they will continue using your products/services because they are your main revenue stream. Remember to keep them coming back to you! But How?
First of all, your ...READ»
There was a time when a ‘beauty salon’ was a noisy, bustling, relatively small space packed with women in curlers, adorned by large metallic hair dryers and lots of chatter. Not anymore. Today, salons are ...READ»
