Had a discussion couple of posts ago about how to ensure that workers are productive and do the right things. Found a quote from Peter Drucker that goes right to the heart of the issue of what is needed to manage knowledge workers. Continue reading
This is a review of the new book by Francois Gossieaux and Ed Moran called The Hyper-Social Organization; Eclipse Your Competition By Leveraging Social Media. This is not a technology book, but rather a good explanation of how consumers are changing due to prevalence of social technology, and what companies should do in order to thrive. Continue reading
Anatoly Belychook asks the question: “is ACM a Paradigm or a Feature?” I could not resist responding because I like the post, and his logic is flawless, but it is based on false assumptions. I think there is a lesson here on why so many BPM experts feel the way he does. Continue reading
I am trying to find on the web the hours that a restaurant is open, and surprisingly this is hard (or impossible) to find on the web. I am heading out on a hike today, and looking to pick up a sandwich to take along, but I would like to make sure it opens early enough. Simple web search, right? Continue reading
Deploying enterprise social software (ESS) is easy compared to convincing people to use it. This post explores the difficulties that you may encounter in your organization, and some strategies that you might take in order to help the adoption curve go faster. Continue reading
Keith Harrison-Broninski has a new post today called “Social BPM and the new IT stack” where he considers each of his 5 principles of Human Interaction Management,and how each relates to Social BPM, leading to the conclusion that: Continue reading
Peter Fingar’s Jan 2011 column is “The Meaning of 21st Century Business: Unleashing the Power Within Using Social Networks” gives a perspective on where business finds itself in 2011, and how cloud and social computing relate Continue reading
Michael Poulin made an excellent post called “Why business process is always structured?” which delves into the question of why people believe that work is predictable when often it is not. He compares ACM and BPM and the illusion that makes them appear the same. Continue reading
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