Management
The Two Sides of Confidence
Understanding the essence of what makes people confident.
Phil Simon
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.
Book Reviews
The Perfect Thing by Steven Levy
A look at the fascinating story of the iPod by Steven Levy.
Platforms
Platforms Keep Colliding
Frenemies and coopetition pervade the Age of the Platform.
Platforms
Teens, Facebook, and Platform Stickiness
My HuffPo piece on Facebook's alleged teen problem.
Platforms
Is Udemy a True Platform?
Looking at Udemy's attempt to create a true platform.
Platforms
Google, Privacy, and the Age of the Platform
Google is overstepping the bounds of its privacy.
Platforms
When Laziness Trumps Technology
We have the right tools. What about the right mind-set?
Platforms
Microsoft, Marketing, and the Age of the Platform
Is fixing the company just a matter of some new marketing?
Platforms
Are You Product- or Customer-Centric?
Thoughts on a key difference in the Age of the Platform.
Communication
Rehearsing to Rehearse
A few lessons from the Canadian power trio on the value of practice.
Platforms
The Age of the Platform Has Arrived
On that one word that everyone is talking about.
Platforms
RIM: The End of the Line?
On the tenuous relationship between your platform and the world around you.
Communication
Does your work hold up?
How do you feel about your endeavors months or years afterward?
Trends
Understanding Linsanity
Why we're so taken with the Knicks' rookie point guard.
Collaboration
When Now Becomes If
A quick lesson on how not to communicate with others.
Platforms
On Platforms and Choice
On Facebook's new board and our ability to choose.
Platforms
Platform Myth #2: Google+ vs. Facebook
Facebook and Google+: Ding, ding.
Platforms
What does your platform look like?
Here's a simple visual of my own.
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