power

Nonsense at Work

James McIntosh — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:26:14 -0400

The lack of power corrupts:

Power corrupts. Or so we believe. And yet, it is feeling powerless which truly corrupts. Why? Because people who feel powerless tend become dysfunctional.

Most organizations operate according to the notion that some people are paid to think and others are paid to do as they are told. This approach empowers managers to demand that workers shut up and listen. And it empowers workers to stop thinking on the job and to do nothing unless instructed.

GM Plans Solar-Powered Factory

Chris Dannen — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:50:57 -0400

Power of Choice

Bonnie Wentworth — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:21:10 -0400

What do we focus on as leaders? Research has shown we get more of what we focus on. We focus on problems. We get more problems. We focus on choices; we see more available choices. What are you focusing on today?

Leadership Choices

Bonnie Wentworth — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:05:33 -0400

Leadership is about making choices. There are always trade-offs. Some choice points pass us by, and we are unaware of making a choice until we are hit with the unintended consequences of that choice.

This blog is about slowing down to notice choice points. I have a choice about how I lead myself and others. And choice is power.

Great leadership isn't an accident or a coincidence. It is a choice. What choices are you making today?

O ponto mínimo da multidão - ondas de diferenciação

Cacau Freire — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:30:18 -0400

O ponto mínimo da multidão seriam as pessoas inseridas na rede. Não propriamente as pessoas mas o movimento entre essas pessoas e a influência criada entre elas seja através de um contato próximo ou através de mediações.

É através desse ponto mínimo que emerge uma rede social. Tudo começa no um que se diferencia e se repete infinitesimalmente. Numa sociedade caracterizada pelo movimento ordem/desordem a diferença é marco de um movimento de inovação que irá se repetir infinitamente até a próxima onda.

Bio and Interests: Cacau Freire

Cacau Freire — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:09:03 -0400

Nowadays I´m studing social networks, specially a network from a group of graduated students at School of Arts and Communication in University of Sao Paulo/BR who make a collective work: a colaborative write.

Earth Hour 2008

April Joyner — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:23:15 -0500

Last March, homes and businesses across Sydney, Australia, went dark for one hour on a Sunday night to signify their owners' shared sentiment that the world needs to do something about global warming. Organizers estimate that the power cut with a purpose reduced electricity consumption in downtown Sydney by more than 10% for the hour, though other analysts said it was closer to a relatively insignificant 2%. This year, the initiative is going global. Residents of dozens of cities around the world plan to switch off at 8 p.m.

Social Responsibility

Cacau Freire

Cacau Freire — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:28:03 -0500

Things and articles about, collaboration, colective work, virtual communities and power relashionships of the network actors