The current protests against Wall Street executives have made me think about how we look at corporations, and perhaps how that might soon expand. From the protests on television, you would think some people want corporations to disappear from the face of the earth. And at the same time, people are protesting the lack of jobs. To me, this paradox presents a big opportunity to shift our perspective.READ»
Humans are distinguished from animals by their ability to make choices. When a horse gets hungry, he puts his head down in the grass and starts chewing; he doesn’t try to decide between eating now or later, or between grass and an apple. He eats what is in front of his nose.READ»
Creating project proposals for a potential new client is a task that requires a considerable amount of knowledge to accurately estimate the timelines, resources and activities required to meet the goals of a finished project. Project ...READ»
It’s no surprise that corporations have a love/hate relationship with the use of social media inside the company. As Business Week reminds us in recent article, there is reason for the tension inside companies on how they should ...READ»
Last week I presented some interesting new findings on the Kindle’s expanding market,
and asked you all to weigh in on whether you thought it would continue
to expand into the corporate training market. The ...READ»
Back in November I first wrote about the emerging potential of iTunes University as a vehicle for learning, when Yale University Dean Joel Podolny joined the Apple team to serve as Dean of their own learning system. This past February ...READ»
You know Twitter has hit mainstream when it becomes a topic for Jon
Stewart and Social Media Analyst Jeremiah is talking about dreaming in
140 characters in his recent blog post,
Ask Jeremiah: Comprehensive FAQ Guide To ...READ»
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»
In the current knowledge-driven economy, organizations must know how to develop and implement knowledge-based strategies. This means knowing how to apply knowledge management (KM) concepts to your talent management strategy to drive measurable business results. HR can harness the power of KM to help achieve results.READ»
Kathy Harris of Gartner muses on the connection between innovation and knowledge management, the disappointment many organizations feel over their knowledge management initiatives, and the promise of social networking software to ...READ»
Here are some compelling statistics for all of us in the workforce:
Someone in America's Baby Boomer Generation turns 60 every 10 minutes.
Of America's entire workforce holding executive and managerial positions, 19% will ...READ»
Barcelona is the place for executives to talk shop -- from green packaging to worldwide economic worries -- April 9-11. We asked five attendees to tell us what's on their agendas, besides tapas.READ»
Bell Labs has the history, and Google--where engineers devote 20% of their time to personal projects--has the buzz. But other models of corporate innovation are also showing results.READ»
SpectraSite is a small company with big real-estate holdings in the New York area: 1,200 rooftops. After September 11, SpectraSite did its part by searching for even more rooftops to handle the city's communications crisis.READ»
