On the Parallels Between Collaboration Hubs and Smartphones
A useful analogy to unleash the true power of Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom
Category: Zoom
Thoughts on the suite of collaboration tools that has taken the world by storm.
On Collaboration, Seinfeld, and Chinese Food
Yeah, the three are intimately related.
Does using collaboration hubs correlate with better outcomes?
A personal and decidedly unscientific analysis.
Nailing Your Book’s Title and Subtitle Is Really Hard—and Essential.
Thoughts on the most important ten or so words that authors write.
In Defense of Slack
Cal Newport is a smart dude whose new book is based upon two fundamental misconceptions.
Why Effective Collaboration Requires Lifelong Learning
Thoughts on nudging others to change their ways.
Zoom Third-Party Apps Have Exploded in the Last Year. Here’s Why.
Called it.
On Zoom, Experimentation, and Cat Filters
Thoughts on why so many of us are afraid to go beyond the bare minimum.
Early Thoughts on Microsoft Viva
The company is going all-in on the Hub-Spoke Model of Collaboration.
Citrix Is (Probably) Buying Wrike
Expect more enterprise software vendors to bolster their collaboration offerings.
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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