Watching this conversation between Tom Davenport and Paul Michelman, I came to think about this extract from page 120 the book "The Future of Management" by Gary Hamel: “Build a “just try it” culture – emphasize “test and learn” instead of “plan and execute”."Thinking about the companies, you work for, what is more important: “Test and learn” or “plan and execute”? If you have the possibility, please explain why. Read Full Story
Compiled by Jane Hart, you’ll find the top 100 tools for learning 2009 in the slideshow below. The top 5 tools are:# 1: Twitter.# 2: Delicious.# 3: YouTube.# 4: Google Reader.# 5: Google Docs.Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009View more documents from Jane Hart. Read Full Story
Towards the end of this interesting blog posting by Gary Hamel, I read this:"At the heart of the Web is a bundle of social values that stands in stark contrast to the values that predominate in most companies. Community, transparency, freedom, meritocracy, openness and collaboration - this is the fundamental ethos of the web. Within the beige precincts of corporate-dom, the values of control, discipline, accountability, reliability and predictability reign supreme. Twenty-first century organi... Read Full Story
I came across this 19 second video with Jeff Jarvis through this blog posting. When you think about a company you work for, how generous would you say that the people working for the company are? Read Full Story
Through this blog posting by Jeff Jarvis, I came across this 1½ minute video during which Mr. Jarvis touches upon an issue that I find important. Admitting that I have a tendency, myself, to strive for perfection – and also sometimes “fight with myself” regarding how perfect something, that I do, should be before launching it / putting it out / sharing it, the message by Mr. Jarvis had an influence on me. How about yourself? To which degree do you share work you do, before you think it is per... Read Full Story
The video below is a 2½ minute message by Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. Watch also this 5½ minute video during which Mr. Barroso encourages us all to remove the remaining walls, for example the walls of protectionism. Read Full Story
Surprising people positively is a good way of offering a good experience. Here’s a proof of that. I came across the video via this blog posting.When you did you surprise people positively last time? What did you do? Read Full Story
Via this blog posting, I came across this innovative flowchart of the great Beatles song Hey Jude which several extraordinary artists performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Read Full Story
