Weird Scenes Inside the Social Media Wasteland
Runnin’ outta steam here, and still blogging mostly alone.
Tag: mindfulness
Happy Halloween
Halloween always seems to make me smile, and I like that. So, be happy today!
Avoid loneliness, bring back carpooling
When I read articles like this one from HBR, I long for the good old days where all work and play were face-to-face activities.
Mindful Monday: Coblabberation Burnout
Without a governing body with the authority to enforce standards across all platforms, we won’t see a standard user interface for collaboration tools anytime soon.
Unlearning is not Forgetting
New thinking doesn’t always throw out past lessons, in fact it often is built on what we’ve learned. Unlearning or rethinking involves challenging the status quo but can still mix the old with the new. The trick is knowing what should stay and what should go.
Service Management’s Rube Goldberg
Service Management doesn’t have to be a Rube Goldberg
Slow & Steady Wins the Race
Our inability to govern the proliferation of increasingly powerful, technology-based services is sure to bite us in the ass — perhaps more quickly than we know.
Mindful Monday: Thanks for listening
While I’m looking forward to the USM Foundation class on the 30th and the FREE workshop on December 6th, (still some open seats!) this morning I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve never owned a dog, and Cavin (the dog in this picture) is my neighbor’s dog. I’ve been walking him twice … Continue reading Mindful Monday: Thanks for listening
Mindful Monday: Thinking before doing is not nothing
With IT burn-out rampant, tracking work motivated by increases in productivity is not working. Making work visible forces either good or bad decision-making. Remember, happy employees are more productive.
Mindful Monday: The importance of aligning expectations
Setting and re-setting expectations is important and healthy.