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Building the civilized workplace The workplace jerk definition I use is this:do people feel oppressed,humiliated,de-energized,or belittled after talking to an alleged jerk? In particular,do they feel worse about themselves? If your potential colleagues are self-centered,nasty,narrow minded,or unethical,he warned,you have little chance of turning them into [...] Ohh that it were true! Thee are rumours about a new Google phone coming out in January for only $99,and although pure speculation it makes my mouth water in anticipation. Gizmodo actually has a good point:Google would be protecting the brand from fragmentation,ensuring that the Android remains fully functional: Sold without a [...] The rumors of the potential demise of SaaS seem to be exaggerated. True,there is a glut of companies,and the current business model doesn’t seem to give space to consolidation of services and customers. The traditional providers of business software implementations are all happy and cushy in the knowledge that their cumbersome implementation,[...] google. lower case google:you get more brand recognition and mind share by being a verb,not a brand:air is free,yet we all breath it. Now,to the point:zephoria asks for participation in her Case Study for the HBR. Of course,in reality,few companies have their senior management,or their [...] We all know the famous quote,and whether Lombardi’s or some baseball person it is still valid. And then,it is the corollary,from Seth Godin Obsessing about the last inch of follow through ensures that the important parts of what you do get just as much (if not more) commitment. What’s that slippery slope? [...] This howto by Marc Andreessen,about hiring the best people,is interesting,to say the least. Most other articles about hiring people center on the specifics of the interview and the hiring process,whereas Marc focus on the why and who. Really,what kind of people do you want with you? He identifies three major [...] For whatever reason,I have been thinking about CMM these days. From the wikipedia definition:The Capability Maturity Model can be used to assess an organization against a scale of five process maturity levels. Each level ranks the organization according to its standardization of processes in the subject area being assessed. The subject areas can [...] For all those manager types that are caught within situations they don’t get:Because it is not our control over others what makes us powerful,but how we adapt to a particular situation. via Media Influencer Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d2209′).each( function(e){e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) }); Bob Sutton,author of the “No Asshole Rule“,writes about ow Kurt Vonnegut gave permission to publish “Joe Heller”,and the background to that story: Heller remarks to Vonnegut that he has something that the billionaire can never have,“The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”These wise words provide a frame that can help you [...] The mere fact that we are dependent on coffee machines to start up our day ought to call our attention to the importance of the coffee break in our corporate culture:Who your people drink coffee with,and where,is important. You may not think you need to promote the rise of “café society”internally,[...] |  | ||||||
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