What is an Information Worker? When Peter Drucker originally articulated the idea of a “knowledge worker” in 1959, he was proposing a classification with the primary goal of describing the work of people who applied knowledge directly and in a unique way, to the tasks assigned to them. One important differentiator of the knowledge worker was that he or she owned their means … [Read more...] about What is an Information Worker?
Scenario Planning
Sleep and Work: Improve Performance at Work by Getting Some Sleep
Sleep and Work The Economist reported a few years ago that sleep deprivation is a very poor way to form memories (The Big Sleep). I find it interesting how we continue to do things that self-reinforce the negatives of our technology. Because we can be connected to the Net all the time, from phone to tablet to game console, we are starting to mimic its behavior, rather than … [Read more...] about Sleep and Work: Improve Performance at Work by Getting Some Sleep
Learning from Meerkats: Tune In. Animals Have Something to Teach Us About Humanity
Updated from an original future of work blog post dated 7/27/2006 Cover photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Learning from Meerkats The November 2000 Religious Diversity Faire at UC Irvine focused on the impact conscious computers would have on our belief systems. I spoke about a future where computers finally reach their artificial intelligence potential and achieve … [Read more...] about Learning from Meerkats: Tune In. Animals Have Something to Teach Us About Humanity
The Tens: Ten Ways to Vacation At Work
Make a choice about where you work, and when you work. Start rethinking the way you use your work day. If you can't figure out how to take a week of vacation, then take an hour or so, and do one of the the following: Ten Ways to Vacation At Work Go to a movie at a time other than lunch. Take in the whole thing and then stand outside the theater, look into the sky, and … [Read more...] about The Tens: Ten Ways to Vacation At Work
Using Scenarios to Build Better Teams
Scenario planning is designed to help organizations think strategically through the uncertainties they face. In a strategic context, scenarios are usually developed and used by senior executive teams and boards of directors. They can also be powerful tools at lower levels in the organization to help people think more strategically about the industry they work in, the workplace … [Read more...] about Using Scenarios to Build Better Teams
