Have you ever gone to a craft bazaar, art exhibit or car show and totally underestimated the time you’d spend browsing around? That’s what happened to me last month during The Chariot Group’s 2nd annual Collaboration Showcase. Goodness, there was a…
If you haven’t checked for firmware updates on your SMART Board, you are missing improvements to your user experience! Firmware is a small set of software on a hardware device. Taking advantage of firmware updates when they are available may…
As a performance improvement and change consultant, I am contacted by business leaders when something or someone is perceived to be lacking. After an initial intake and exchange of information, my first question is often, “Should things change?” or sometimes, “Are…
I haven’t had an “epiphany” moment in a couple of weeks, which surprises me because for the most part, I have numerous ones per day! Working for a company that specializes in audiovisual and collaborative technology gives me the figurative…
Two weeks ago, I published a piece on the difference between an “information sharing” culture and a “collaborative” culture. I called it Sharing Information on Collaboration. In that post, I wrote, “The purpose of an information sharing event is just…
Last week, I wrote a post called, “Sharing Information on Collaboration” in which I presented my thoughts on the differences between sharing information and truly engaging in collaborative communication. In that post, I suggested that two types of cultures…a information sharing culture…
Many business leaders confuse Information Sharing with Collaboration. But they aren’t the same thing…more on that in a minute. I was having a great discussion last night about collaboration. Granted, it was with my nine year old son as we headed to his…
It is a scene familiar in many elementary school classrooms: Students come to the front and sit on a colorful carpet where the teacher has them practice basic reading and math skills. In many schools today this ritual also involves students interacting…
I come from a fairly large family and ever since I was a teenager, my siblings and I have been on opposite ends of the country and/or globe. Back in the day, phone calls and letters were the way we…
When I first started on my journey here at The Chariot Group, neither I or the owners knew specifically what I would being doing, what value I could add, etc. Being “comfortable with ambiguity” was required as we figured those things out.…