In my coaching practice, I am increasingly looking for ways to work with my clients on shared documents and projects online. Pretty simple right? You’d think so. I went to the first two places that I knew offered some or all of these services: Google & Microsoft. Big disappointment. Continue reading
November 12 2009 | By Clemens | Tagged: collaboration, google, microsoft, online, online-app, software, virtual workspace, web-2.0 | 25 comments»
CNet’s Webware 100 singles out 100 web-based applications for excellence in 10 categories. Unlike some other awards which recognize new services, the Webware 100 are selected as “best-of-breed” from among all the applications currently available.The upshot is, there’s some pretty good apps on the list! Here, then, are my thoughts on the 10 selected in the “Productivity” category; in a future post I’ll look through some of the selections… Continue reading
May 28 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: collaboration, document, finance, online, remember-the-milk, software, task list, web-app, web2.0 | 10 comments»
1. Have a Vision for Change You cannot expect your team to be innovative if they do not know the direction in which they are headed. Innovation has to have a purpose. It is up to the leader to set the course and give a bearing for the future. You need one overarching statement which defines the direction for the business and which people will readily understand and remember… Continue reading
April 15 2009 | By Paul | Tagged: change, collaboration, idea, innovation, leader, leadership, suggestion, vision | 10 comments»
If you've been looking for an absolutely easy way to collaborate with a group, I'd recommend trying out Wiggio. The application just came into public beta today and it's one of the easiest-to-use collaboration tools I've run across. If you've ever had to work with group members unfamiliar with tools beyond email, Wiggio can provide an easy solution for group collaboration. It's not too bad for more advanced… Continue reading
September 16 2008 | By Thursday | Tagged: application, collaboration, wiggio | 6 comments»
Somewhere around 3 dozen people, scattered across the globe from Hong Kong across the US to the UK, Europe, and beyond work together to bring you the collection of useful tips, thought pieces, and inspiration known as Lifehack. I thought it might be interesting to our readers to learn a little bit about what goes on “behind the scenes” at a big site like this – the… Continue reading
August 29 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: collaboration, Lifehack, project, team, website, work | 5 comments»
With so many people working from home, it's no surprise that the last few years have seen significant increases in the range of collaboration tools available online. They didn't just capitalize on a growing trend; they helped to propel it. Here are ten great, free tools for collaboration, including some of those we use here at Lifehack. Ta-da List Ta-da List is a collaborative list application. If you need to… Continue reading
August 8 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: collaboration, webapps | 48 comments»
Nobody likes meetings. Well, not “nobody” – that older guy with the beard that nobody seems to know personally that comes to every meeting? He likes meetings, because he gets a free donut and a nap. But other than him, most people see meetings as way too unproductive and time-consuming to be likable. Necessary, sometimes, but not likable.There are a lot of reasons why meetings can waste more time than… Continue reading
August 6 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: brainstorming, collaboration, im, meeting, software, web-app | 20 comments»
November 9 2007 | By Mike | Tagged: collaboration, competitor, relationship | 8 comments»
April 30 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: collaboration, team, teams, teamwork | no comments»
There are no objective, impersonal "laws" of business. Even all those numbers and ratios won't change that. At bottom, business and organizations are deeply personal and horribly messy. Until we accept that, we won't get far in improving how they work.It's fashionable to see business as an impersonal activity: as a world governed by objective numbers, financial ratios, and so-called "business fundamentals."It's not like that. Not at all.At the heart… Continue reading
December 11 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: business, choice, collaboration, Communication, Hamburger-Management, leadership | 5 comments»
Trust is an essential component in almost all dealings between human beings, other than outright hostile ones like wars and terrorism. It is certainly vital for the proper running of any organization, as well as for almost all the components of trade and commerce. Lack of trust between trading partners undermines the proper functioning of business. Mistrust is a major cause of excessive (and unnecessary) workload on leaders, since the… Continue reading
November 27 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: business-ethics, civilized-work, collaboration, commitment, corporate-culture, empowerment, Hamburger-Management, honesty, innovation, integrity, leadership, Lifehack, Management, micro-management, motivation, office-politics, relationships, teamwork, trust, work, work-life, workstyle | 3 comments»
In office life, there's the constant thrum of someone raising money through selling cookies, or collecting a few dollars for a baby shower, or a few more for someone's 10 year anniversary at the company. It's easy to give and receive money for these because you're all in the same place. Sunil comes over and collects a few Euros, and then goes to see Ramesh and Shashi. Soon, the task… Continue reading
August 25 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: chipin, collaboration, donation, micropayments, Money | 2 comments»
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