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.
Slack For Dummies Now Available for Pre-Order
We’re finally up and running.
Update on Slack For Dummies
What’s up with book number nine.
Talking Tech with Professor Simon
Encouraging important discussions about the role of technology in our society.
How a Good Syllabus Can Set the Right Tone with Students
Why not show them that you’ve got a little personality?
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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