Most of us now have registered with many tools, with many websites and to ask someone to add yet another login to their list... So I created a little video for them, to show them what the tool can do and why I prefer to use it instead of using any of the other tools and methods available.
Read MoreIn this interview, I talk to Alan Inman-Ward, the Tenant Insight Manager for Charter Housing. Amongst other things, he describes how he introduced the enterprise social networking tool Yammer into his organisation and he has some very valuable advice for those of you thinking of introducing an online collaboration tool into your team's communication process.
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Read MoreYou have a virtual team: does that mean that you have to go mad signing up to all kinds of project managemenent tools, creating complicated areas where your team members can “hang out” and use the latest video conferencing technology to meet virtually?
Read MoreIn my previous post, Bringing Your Team Members Closer Together, I looked at how you can help your team members to have a greater sense of proximity, even if they're not co-located or haven't even met each other face to face. Here, and following the recommendations in the article ‘Who Moved my Cube?’ (HBR July/Aug 2011) by Anne-Laure Fayard and John Weeks, I talk about how to make sure team members still maintain their sense of privacy.
Read MoreWorking in teams has become the norm. With the recent need for companies to be “agile” and foster innovation, there is now doubt that informal communication can play a key part in a team’s and organisation’s growth.
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