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I am much more of a fox than a hedgehog. No, I don’t blog every day, but it’s fair to say that I’m pretty prolific. On this site, you’ll find a boatload of posts on the future of work, higher education, technology, platforms, communication, collaboration, analytics, and other topics. They generally fall into the following buckets: insights, provocations, musings, predictions, and rants. I write more about big ideas than listicles and snackable content. I inject humor often into my posts and freakin’ despise jargon. Click here to see an interactive word cloud and treemap of my posts’ tags.
The Reimagining Collaboration Keynote Visualized
A cool visual arrived in my inbox this morning. I wasn’t displeased.
On Hybrid Work, Book Figures, and da Vinci
Employer flexibility is on the rise—and I don’t see that trend abating.
Slack Continues Its Assault on Multi-Tasking and Manual Work
No, yesterday’s updates won’t eliminate multi-tasking. Make no mistake, though: Users will spend less time toggling between and among disparate applications.
Announcing My New Author Marketing Course
In The Author Flywheel, I open up my book of author hacks developed and refined over the past twelve years.
The Teaching Shackles Are Off. It Feels Amazing.
Dan Pink was right in 2009. He still is.
Why I Never Describe Myself as Results-Oriented
Call me persnickety, but this trite phrase really grinds my gears.
Russian Edition of Reimagining Collaboration Coming
The first of what I hope will be many.
Thoughts on Consultant Certifications
Despite what many software vendors claim, they are neither necessary nor sufficient to deliver the goods.
On Blocks and the Future of Collaboration and Productivity
Virtual LEGOS and more collaborative documents will make Google Docs look quaint by comparison.
Slack and Its Ilk Shine a Light on Organizational Problems. Be Thankful.
Internal collaboration hubs can quickly manifest thorny cultural issues. That’s exactly why some leaders oppose them. Big mistake.
How Author Indecision Leads to Missed Opportunities
Thoughts on the downsides of dithering while writing a topical business book—or paying someone to do it for you.
On Collaboration Tools, Interview Litmus Tests, and Higher Education
Flip the script and interview the interviewers.
Solving Tool Overload and the Search Dilemma
More tech isn’t the solution. Pick a lane and stay in it.
Thoughts on Slack Clips
Another valuable edition—and feature that makes the comparison to e-mail even more absurd.
Zillow, Location, and the Beginning of the End of Compensating Wage Differentials?
I dust off my old HR hat in today’s post and drop a reference from The Wire.
A Business Novel?
Let me know if this direction is worth pursuing by voting in a quick poll.