Archive for 'A-Z Collaboration'
O is for Online Team Building Games
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Laurika.
Online or virtual teams need just as much motivation as office based ones, even more so because they rarely, if ever, see each other in real life. This is where virtual games can be used for more than just having a good time. Spy Inc makes you a 007 Is it a game or is [...]
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N is for a social networking overview
Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Laurika.
Social networking is clearly here to stay. Research suggests that 99 percent of 18 to 24 year olds, or generation Y consumers, have an active profile on at least one social network site. Techtarget defines social networking as the practice of expanding one’s business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals. They say that [...]
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L is for Collaborative leadership
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Laurika.
How to be a collaborate leader: Five qualities of a collaborative leader according to Madeleine Carter from Center for Effective Public Policy
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K is for Knuckles
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Laurika.
K is for Knuckles Rap over the knuckles to be precise. And yes I know it may be a stretch but the only word that remotely comes close to K in this instance is knuckles. It frustrates me when I listen to a news reporter or eavesdrop (obviously by accident) on peoples’ conversations in Starbucks. [...]
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J is for Job Search
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Nopadon.
You have to be a lot more creative today if you want to find your perfect job. Social Media can give you the edge that other candidates may lack. Now I know I’ve mentioned both LinkedIn and Twitter in the past but these two sites are so valuable that I have to highlight them again. [...]
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I is for start up issues
Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.
In today’s world we do everything fast. There is no time to waste. People don’t stick around in one company anymore. Contractors join teams on projects that may last only a few months. How do you start and nurture a spirit of collaboration in such an environment? If you take into account that only two [...]
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H is for Hoarding
Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.
Oh the dreaded knowledge hoarder. We all know someone who hoards. That person sitting behind their desktop with a smug look on their face, they know something you don’t. That said, hoarding, especially in the workplace isn’t always done out of spite. Why do people hoard knowledge? What if the information I have is wrong? [...]
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F is for Freelancing
Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.
Freelancers tended to live a life of solitude. You and your computer. Alone. No one else around. But those days are gone. Today’s freelancer has the Internet and social media which allow them to find and collaborate with other freelancers as well as taking on projects from around the world. There really has never been [...]
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G is for Green Collaboration
Posted on 30. Jul, 2009 by Laurika.
Thirty seven UK food retailers and manufacturers saved 53 million road miles over the past year through collaboration – the equivalent of removing 900 Lorries from Britain’s roads or conserving 26 million litres of diesel fuel per year. This is a result of the Institute of Grocery Distribution’s collaboration initiative for sustainable distribution. Tesco’s Wine [...]
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E is for economics
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 by Laurika.
There are never enough hours in a day. We all know that. Most days I wish that I could split myself in two or add at least another three hours to my day. So looking for documents or searching through a long list of archived or even just yesterday’s emails are things that I can [...]
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D is for Diversity
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Laurika.
How does growth happen? I’m talking about growth in an organisation. How do they solve problems? Does a company’s management team sit around a table and discuss the options for expansion and everyone agrees, goes away and implements it in a happy wonderland? Or does the person at the head of the table issue orders, [...]
