During my government days, the most difficult decisions I had to make were which software packages to buy and which vendors to use. Why was this so difficult? We had so many pieces and parts already – at one point, I had six different databases covering my 50-person department. And each person had to learnRead… Read more »
People honestly believe they have the ability to motivate others. That’s always sounded pretentious to me. But, successful training firms have thrived on this belief and have sold training to many employers to teach their supervisors the motivational techniques that employers think their supervisors need to succeed. Employers have also spent hundreds of thousands ofRead… Read more »
As government leaders do you believe the world is getting more complex? More volatile? If so, you’re not alone – – Sixty percent of the CEOs surveyed by IBM in our 2010 CEO Study thought the world was getting more complex, and even more, 69%, felt the world was getting more volatile. For the firstRead… Read more »
In efforts to determine what Engineering/CAD/Design software functionality is most needed through NMCI, we’d like to get your feedback pertaining to product, training and support needs. After talking with your colleagues, we came up with this short 11-question survey to find out what would benefit you. The input we receive from you will be helpfulRead… Read more »
Next month I will start my new diplomatic appointment – media advisor and spokesperson of the Israeli embassy to France. It’s the second time I will work as a spokesperson for the embassy. 10 years ago I did the same job in Moscow. Looks like the same job? Of course, Moscow is not Paris, RussiaRead… Read more »
As we continue to explore The Social Ecosystem it is time we discuss The Social Unit. The Social Unit is the smallest part and represents both people as well as teams. The Social Unit is never the strategic visionary but is responsible for executing the strategies defined by The Social Organization. The two primary attributesRead… Read more »
Run a Google Image search on Sales Pipeline Diagram and you’ll see what I mean. I did, and saw lots of funnels, flowcharts, and decision trees, none of which convey the accurate function of a productive pipeline. Having fallen in this same trap myself once upon time, I want to convey a concept that IRead… Read more »
Can it really be? A benefit coming out of the recession? It seems so, as the recession some claim is accelerating a change (at least in the corporate world) toward more flexible work schedules. Currently, one of five Americans works non-typical work hours (nights, weekends, rotating shifts, etc). With the recession still in force, expertsRead… Read more »
The European e-Justice Portal is to launch on 16 July 2010, at the meeting of the European Union Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Brussels, according to a post on the LinkedIn e-Justice group by Ronald van den Hoogen of The Netherlands’ Ministry of Justice. Mr. van den Hoogen also cites the meeting agenda, whichRead… Read more »
I’ve launched a new wiki based on my dissertation research. The purpose of the research was to examine a possible link between mental models, change visions, and organizational alignment. As of 2006, there were over 1 million articles on organizational change and a multitude of change models in the literature. But, surprisingly, these change modelsRead… Read more »