Category Archives: Management

How to change IT from 1.0 to 2.0


Joe Robens recently published an article named WORKING IN AN IT 1.0 WORLD – DAY 5 #B03. He has a list of recommendations how to change your corporate information technology from the last to the current century. I would like to … Continue reading

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IT’s Seven Worst Addictions (And How To Cure Them)


Dan Tynen wrote an interesting article in InfoWorld on IT’s worst addictions. I want to share an excerpt of this article with you. Please read the full article if you can spare the time. Devoting my business life to interpret … Continue reading

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Are you clueless when it comes to integrating social into your website?


A recent non-scientific poll done by Jeremy Victor, which he published on SmartBlog is titled “Are you clueless when it comes to integrating social into your website?.” He reports as results: 42.86%: “Our website has “Follow/Fan Us” links to our … Continue reading

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Gartner: Difficult Times For the CIO


Silicon.de reported on the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 in Orlando: Gartners CEO Gene Hall warned the CIO’s of the four winds that blow at the CIO simultaneously. CIO’s will have to bundle up to weather the coming storm. The four winds Hall talked … Continue reading

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Latest Game Theory: Mixing Work and Play


RT from Tia Carr Williams: Companies Adopt Gaming Techniques to Motivate Employees – WSJ.com. From the article: “Striving to make everyday business tasks more engaging, a growing number of firms, including International Business Machines Corp. and consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., … Continue reading

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Will Your CEO Be The Next Mubarak?


Social Power and the Coming Corporate Revolution — Forbes Very interesting article by David Kirkpatrick: Social Power and the Coming Corporate Revolution. The social might of the uprising in the Middle East is now moving towards your company. Empowered individuals can … Continue reading

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Age Discrimination in the Job Market?


Unlike the USA many countries in Europe have no regulations that forbid discrimination based on age. Some 25 years ago people tended to work a lifetime for a company. Still today many companies here in Switzerland have extended retirees’ programs … Continue reading

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Infographic: The Growth of Social Media


SearchEngineJournal published a nice infographic on the current growth of Social Media that I would like to share with you. “Say what you will about the tidal wave that is social media: it’s over-hyped, a fad halfway through its 15 … Continue reading

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Social Media in the Enterprise – Blessing or Curse?


Soziale Medien im Unternehmen — Fluch oder Segen? – Netzwoche. I wrote an article for Experton Group on Social Media in the enterprise. Above the link to the article in German (netzwoche.ch); the English translation of the article is below … Continue reading

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Will SuperCooperation Beat Command-and-Control in the Network Age?


Within the last couple of days I read two articles, a book review and a printed blog. Both were published at completely different places but reading them in a timely context made me see some interesting connection between the two. … Continue reading

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