The nature of work has changed profoundly in the last several years, and it isn’t done yet. Previously clear departmental lines are blurring, as each builds in-house expertise and budget to… Read more »
True insight into how today’s businesses will come from tools that visualize work based on live data and the social networks within and across organizations. Read more »
I interviewed Susan Scrupski, the founder of Change Agents Worldwide, back in February, and she shared her thoughts about building a network of change agents that work with or in large… Read more »
A set of economic, political, and societal forces is currently causing profound changes in work and in the relationship between workers and the businesses that benefit from their labor. Read more »
Email and face-to-face meetings will never go away, though they may lose prominence, or at least decline in volume. Modern collaboration techniques must accommodate. Read more »
IT puts security considerations ahead of all else, which follows from its charter. But it has become much more sensitive to the importance of user experience and ease of use. Read more »
The productivity of individuals has to be a primary focus, and collaboration across functional groups and with partners outside the firm is ranked almost as high. Increasing the speed of collaboration… Read more »
Overall, companies are gradually moving into the more modern, agile corporate collaboration culture. Most still operate in the consensus-based style. Read more »
The communication tools being used to converse and coordinate work are increasingly the same for internal and external contacts. One fifth of modern workers work with freelancers monthly. Read more »