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Chasing Legacy
Are you living your best life?
Silent Leadership -Value of Internal Communication
The world's greatest leaders know how to speak to the heart. They speak of aspirations and dreams, goals and vision. These leaders resonate with us because they speak to our emotions. Great leaders are known and present. While leadership itself is highly complicated, some common underlying concepts are foundational in nature. The basis for effective …
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Collaboration Tool Crazy
Dazed and Confused -Hammer Blaming Don't blame tools for your confusion. Companies are buying too many tools and trying to implement them thinking that tools will solve their problems. This is nothing new. The problem is exacerbated by software as a service driven applications available to everyone. I heard this termed "Credit Card …
Everything on Demand #Instant Gratification
The world is a place of amazing possibilities and more often than not, we have the ability today to do things we only dreamed of as kids. Our children are growing up with the idea of "instant everything." If you want to purchase something and have it the same day or the next day, …
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The People in the Middle #KM leadership
Congratulations! You just purchased a new social tool for your organization. It only cost your company a few bucks to get licenses and there are very little infrastructure costs associated. In only a few short months, your teams will break down silos faster than you could ever have imagined. Software Infrastructure Maintenance including Service Level …
Boundary People #KM Engagement
Our Town A few weeks ago, I had a friend visit my office. As we were walking the halls of the building and passing the various business areas, I waved and said "hello" to the people I know. My friend said "oh, you must be the Mayor." If anyone were truly the Mayor …
Working Out Loud: Speak to the Heart and Mind (Part 4 of 5)
n order to live a life of legacy everyday, it seems that we should practice working out loud. As life inspires us, we have an opportunity to take our thoughts and snippets of wisdom and do something with it to help others.
Working Out Loud: Advocate (Part 3 of 5)
Write recommendations for others both inside and outside your organization. When someone does something for me at work, I will write his or her leadership about it. I write constructive thank you notes to people outside of work as well. It is important to recognize and reflect how people have a positive impact on your life. I have written about people who are living and people who have passed away as well "Remember Arden"
Lesson From the Pope
The world was literally waiting for him (Pope Francis) but no one at that moment was more important to him over this family. For the boy, maybe nothing, for the parents it is hope. It is this recognition that we must have hope and that we must build trust and relationships beyond some social network construct. We must practice good listening and empathy over broadcasting. We must become "connectors."
Outcome Based Knowledge Management
The Secret No need to search through my blog or search the internet for the best of the best in KM to learn the secret. I am going to share it with you right here and now. It is called "communication." To share information and gain common understanding we need to communicate. We need …
The Cohenization Project 