Thoughts on KM, Collaboration, Organizational Effectiveness and Silo Busting
Posted in Management on Mar 23rd, 2010
I am always behind in my reading. I try to stay up but then I fall back. I was reading a short article in Harvard Business Review’s Reinvent January/February issuetoday and I was so struck by one “breakthrough idea” I read that literally a light bulb appeared above my head.
What really motivates workers….recognition? Try again. [...]
Posted in communication on Feb 12th, 2010
Social is here but is it driving people to action? We have spent decades researching and discovering how to communicate, motivate and collaborate with people. We’ve studied generational and cultural differences; methods and techniques; channel and venues. We pour over statistics to make informed decisions. But, is any of this helping us get people to [...]
Posted in Knowledge Management on Aug 31st, 2009
When I started my career in the Corporate Communication field more than 15 years ago, the hot debate was how can Corporate Communication and Human Resources, namely Training & Development, work together. Each function has a communication element to it. Obviously, Corporate Communication’s sole purpose is to communicate with the media, investor community, customers and, [...]
Posted in Knowledge Management on Jun 24th, 2009
This is a tough question to answer and my response may be met with some criticism. To gain a firm foothold in business…the answer should be yes. We should pick a direction and vision and go with it. That is what we SHOULD do but that may not be the best strategy.
I have held two [...]