Category: Workplace

  • Don’t be like the pointy-haired boss

    Big data. The cloud. Actionable analytics. Three phrases that have crept into the business lexicon and that are bandied about freely in many workplaces, sometimes by people who do broadly understand their meanings but more frequently by some (especially managers)…

  • Three business issues for your attention in 2013

    A New Year has dawned and even though full-ahead work isn’t what everyone is doing yet – wait until next week for that – our thoughts clearly are tuning in to what the coming weeks and months hold and what…

  • Leadership is about conversations

    I came upon a blog post this weekend that addressed its subject matter in a way that I found breath-taking both in its simplicity and in its clarity. 5 Qualities that Make a Good Leader in the Social Media Age…

  • The significance of an innovative fast follower

    What does the word “innovation” mean to you? An idea? A way of working? Inventing something? Maybe all of those things, or perhaps something else? It’s a word I’ve been thinking a lot about since taking part in a presentation/discussion…

  • Could NFC make the business card really useful?

    I have a thing about business cards. These little rectangular pieces of stiff paper or card seem to me to have outlived their analogue usefulness in today’s digital world. What are you supposed to do with one when someone gives…