Some of us would live blissfully if one never had to attend another meeting. Like it or not, meetings are still critical means to organizing groups of people. The worst meetings are those called for some vague purpose that is never clearly stated. People waste the first part of the meeting discovering and clarifying the purpose of the meeting. Avoid that by making a clear agenda so people come to the meeting prepared, and to complete business as quickly as possible.
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10 Reasons to Stop Sending Documents by Email
It is just so easy: plop the documents in an email address, add a few people in the address line, and WHOOOSH it is delivered. But there is evil lurking, hidden by the patina of simplicity.
Continue readingBest Book from 2019
When I look over all the books I read last year, one stands out as having reformed my world view more than any other: “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power” by Shoshanna Zuboff. Continue reading
Five Ways ‘Planning Before Doing’ can be Bad
Before you do something, plan it. Figure out what you are going to do, and then do it. If you failed to succeed, then you didn’t plan well enough. Next time, do better planning. How many times have you heard these saying from traditional scientific management? They are so ingrained in our working behaviors, they seem beyond questioning. But there are some times when planning is a bad idea — and this point talks about 5 such situations. Continue reading
Assistants Transform Data, Synchronize as Well
In previous post I introduce a scenario for cooperation between doctors, and show that a personal assistant is a good way to connect those in real time. Here are some additional details that we should consider more carefully. Continue reading
Doc Sharing with Live Documents
This is a first impression review of Live Documents, a SaaS model document sharing platform. I discovered the service, signed up for a free account, and these are my notes on what it does. Continue reading
Post the Document on-line before Emailing it
If you are sending information to a group of people, you should FIRST post that information on-line, and THEN you should email everyone about it. Today I experienced a classic violation of this guideline, and while the damage is not huge, it is so pointless. I am documenting this case as an example of what not to do. Continue reading
Understanding what “Adaptive” means
While Case Management has been a hot topic in the past year, there are various modifiers put in front of it: Advanced, Dynamic, and Adaptive. In this post I attempt to explain why “Adaptive” is the right concept and why that is so important. Continue reading
Parent-Teacher-Student Collaboration
Normally I would look for the best examples of coordination technology at the most advanced high tech companies in silicon valley. Doing so would miss one of the best deployments of coordination technology. Who would expect to find it in our public schools? Continue reading
Embracing Complexity
Just a quick note to bring your attention the September issue of Harvard Business Review, which is on complexity! Michael J. Mauboussin is interviewed in an article title “Embracing Complexity“. Continue reading