CIO Magazine ran a story this week (July 29, 2010) on six predictions on how cloud computing will change IT, taking it from the hodgepodge of today's options into the smooth waters of a post-cloud world where IT only has one choice. Even the opening premise leaves me flat, because as we move to a post-cloud world, some other disruption will be on the horizon which will … [Read more...] about Six Cautions for IT in the Cloud Planners, or Why Bernard Golden is Wrong
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How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work
CIO just published an article titled: 4 Ways Social Media Improves Work Productivity (and 3 Ways it Doesn't) which includes the following positive items: Find information faster Improved professional networks Stress relief Improved teamwork I buy all of those. At their core is the key objective to use the available tools to improve work outcomes. CIO also … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Negative Impacts of Social Media At Work
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Inca Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Inca Trial Separation The phone rings. Inca answers it. It is her boss. This time of morning it always her boss. Inca works for BankChina. She is the human resources manager, reporting to the Vice President of Operations. Inca and her boss take their jobs very seriously. She wants to work at the bank for a long time. She’s not ambitious, she just wants the security of … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Inca Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Pat Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Pat Freelance Planet Pat awoke to a fresh coat of snow. It was an early snow. Otter Creek flowed undisturbed, though many of the rocks Pat could see outside of his big single-paned window sported a fluffy white. The snow made him think of cotton, then snow cones. If only he had some cherry syrup. After starring out the window for about fifteen minutes, Pat’s phone finally … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Pat Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Zina Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
Here is the Zina story from one of the Falling Skies teams. Zina Falling Skies This morning the link is up, which means Zina can connect to a few people in the Midwestern United States—if she’s lucky, she can bounce around the Net and find a way to connect with her relatives in Portland, but she’s not holding her breath. These days, it doesn’t pay to hold your breath about … [Read more...] about Organization Next Workshop Follow-up. The Zina Persona. #e2conf #organizationnext
