We’ve been talking about the cloud for years now. And yes, providers have done plenty to hype it too. But frankly, most customers have been very wary about it, especially in Europe. There are many reasons for that, from fear… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Collaboration’
[EN] 2013 #SocBiz Prediction: “Focus on implementing Social” | Constellation Research
It is end of 2012 and of course all the experts are now publishing their predictions for 2013. For Alan Lepofsky 2013 is the year, where Social Business becomes real: For customers, 2013 will be a year of taking action…. Read More ›
[DE] Weg mit Tabellenwüsten und Projektmanagement-Overkill – Der Geheimtipp in IBM Connections: Aktivitäten
Vor einigen Wochen war ich von Wolfgang Miedl und Christoph Witte zu einem Roundtable zum Thema Social Business eingeladen worden. Eine der Fragen, die die Moderatoren mir stellten, war nach dem Killerfeature in IBM Connections. Ich dachte einen Moment nach… Read More ›
[EN] 7 Tips of the Chief Customer Officer – @ChrisCrandell on Forbes
6. Collaboration is your Lifeblood Customer centric organizations are highly collaborative; it’s the secret sauce to delivering consistent, meaningful experiences and relationships. Only through enterprise-wide transparency, information sharing, proactive feedback, ideation and communication patterns that transcend hierarchical organization structures can… Read More ›
[EN] "Social Business needs current Office-systems" – My Comment: Traditional Office-Packages fade away
Over the weekend I read a German language article by the analyst Axel Oppermann from Experton Group. He is laying out, why Social Business needs the most current releases of Office-packages. His analysis is, that not upgrading to the… Read More ›
[DE] "Social Business braucht aktuelle Office-Systeme" Kommentar: Traditionelle Office-Pakete werden sterben
Durch eine Verschleppung von Investitionen kommt es in Unternehmen, die Office-Systeme länger als dreineinhalb bis fünf Jahre einsetzen, fast zwangsläufig zu veralteten Arbeitsabläufen, die bei noch längerer Nutzung in „verkrustete“ Organisationsstrukturen münden können. via searchnetworking.de Ein Beitrag von vom mir… Read More ›
[EN] If You Want a Culture of Collaboration, You Need to Accept the LOLCats Too | Social Media Strategery
If you want to create a vibrant culture of collaboration, you need to be OK with pictures of LOLCats, posts about the NFL playoffs, arguments about Apple and Android, and criticism of company policies. Accept and embrace this fact now… Read More ›
[EN] ELSUA ~ The Soft Skills of Collaboration and The Social Enterprise
So what are those common traits that powerful collaborators …? Let’s see: Be a good listener: Indeed, most of the potential conflicts that can happen in a multicultural collaborative environment are happening because knowledge workers just simply don’t listen well… Read More ›
[EN] SharePoint is really a Web 1.0 tool – via CMSWire
A great summary of the capabilities of Sharepoint and a must read on it’s weaknesses and limitations: SharePoint architecture, which is not inherently collaborative, is based on a much older model of “publish and subscribe.” It is very top-down and… Read More ›
[EN] Do companies still need an intranet?
In the age of Facebook (or should I now add Google+) and other social networking technologies, this isn’t just a provocative question. The intranet has turned out to be a trailblazer in the communications revolution. At many companies – including… Read More ›