Thoughts on Slack, Culture, and Workplace Boundaries
Don’t let one CEO’s toxic behavior poison your view of the tool.
Category: Communication
Using Slack in the Classroom: A Case Study
How professors can use the collaboration tool to engage their students
Finding Teachable Moments in Poor Student Presentations
How a disappointing result can lead to true learning.
13 Slack Tips
Some advice on how to use the collaboration tool from my forthcoming book.
Doing More with Slack
Thoughts on how most users interact with software applications.
Adding Spice to a Mundane Lecture Topic
Illustrating business processes need not be that boring.
Update on Slack For Dummies
What’s up with book number nine.
Looking for Slack For Dummies Case Studies
Is your organization using Slack in interesting ways?
Why I Emphasize Strong Communication in My Syllabi
An old job description from one of the dot-com successes underscores a critical business skill.
Can you use Slack too much?
Thoughts on our reliance on apps and screens.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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