I work in the offices at The Chariot Group and, while I am officially with its sister company, The Strive Group, I find it hard to truly severe my ties with the former organization. That being said, I often attend some…
I have had a mentor for nearly 20 years and, while I moved nearly 1000 miles away from him about two years into our mentoring relationship, we continued. We didn’t do this by flying back and forth; we used collaborative technology. At the time, “collaborative…
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…
For the past month, I’ve been on a “remote working” theme. It started with 8 Ways to Support the Remote Worker, which led me to 12 Ways to Successfully Manage the Remote Worker, which led me to I Want to Be a…
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…
In today’s wireless world, information can reach many places at once and in real-time. This has a radical impact on the way business is conducted. Given the proper resources, a computer, an Internet connection and access to the company’s internal network,…
My little guy was sick the other day and, like many parents, that meant I could forego a shower, makeup or otherwise look presentable much later than usual. I’m no stranger from working in my pajamas because I’ve been able to “work from home” for…
“Consumer technologies have reset the customer equation.” Ain’t that the truth! I’ve noticed this quite a bit lately. I’ve worked with software companies developing systems/databases to be similar to the experience we have on our phones, on social media platforms, etc.…