Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
Big Data
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Big Data and Confirmation Bias
Tips on overcoming our own foibles and limitations.
Big Data
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How Big Data Enables Competitive Intelligence
Recent events surrounding Twitter and Apple can teach us a great teal about business today.
Announcements
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Looking to Teach as a Visiting Professor in 2016
Thoughts on making a pretty significant career change.
Communication
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The Relationship Between Jargon and Credibility
The former has a very real impact on the latter.
Analytics
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An Open Letter to All Technology Partners
Why clarity is essential for partners trying to sell their wares.
Management
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Yahoo's New Exec-Retention Strategy: Free Cookies
Marissa Mayer's audacious new plan to keep top talent from departing.
Big Data
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Why is Google resurrecting Plus? In a word, data.
The data wars are far from over.
Big Data
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Why I Despise the Term 'Influencer'
The term implies that influence is a binary, not a continuum.
Communication
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Is your resume clear?
Thoughts on what you're communicating to prospective employers.
Technology
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Lessons From Starbucks' New CTO Appointment
Every company is becoming a tech company. Some just haven't realized it yet.
Project Management
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How to Switch Web Developers
A three-part series on making this key change.
Announcements
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Paperback Version of Too Big to Ignore Released
The latest and considerably cheaper version of my fifth book is now out.
Platforms
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Twitter's Platform Problem
The company has violated the second rule of platforms: Cherish developers. Don't piss them off.
Analytics
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How to Build a Culture of Analytics
Four tips on getting started.
Communication
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Twitter's New Commercial: Message Not Received
More of the same from the beleaguered social network.
Analytics
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Ignore Web Data at Your Own Peril
It's never been more important to capture what others are saying about you.
Platforms
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Celebrating the Four-Year Anniversary of The Age of the Platform
Reflecting on the book that put me on the map.
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How to Use Data to Evade Questions
AirBNB co-founder Brian Chesky's master spin class.