Boosting the Productivity of Knowledge Workers
The key is identifying and addressing the barriers workers face in their daily interactions.
Content: Article | Authors: Eric Matson, Laurence Prusak | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Organizational Behavior
Harnessing the Power of Informal Employee Networks
Formalizing a company’s ad hoc peer groups can spur collaboration and unlock value.
Content: Article | Authors: Eric Matson, Leigh M. Weiss, Lowell Bryan | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Organizational Behavior
Now That We Have Your Complete Attention …
Here’s Fast Company’s eight-point program for presentations guaranteed to keep your listeners on the edge of their seats.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Matson | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Personal Development
The Seven Sins of Deadly Meetings
And seven steps to salvation. Tools, techniques, and technologies to make your meetings less painful, more productive — even heavenly.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Matson | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips
Managing the Knowledge Manager
What can be done to ensure that the CKO unlocks a company’s latent potential? To find out, we asked CKOs at various companies for their views about the make-or-break factors. Although the CKOs had different experiences, all concurred that success depends on two things: first, on the ability of senior management to agree about what it hopes to gain from managing knowledge explicitly and from … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Eric Matson, Nathaniel Foote, Nicholas Rudd | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Best Practices, Knowledge Management
First Things First – 4 Action Items
FC asked in-the-trenches leaders and experts on teamwork to identify the action items that should be at the top of any new leader’s To-Do list.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Matson | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Leadership
He Teaches People to Learn
Paul Cicero believes that if you can demonstrate direct connections between learning and company performance, you will increase everyone’s appetite to learn.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Matson | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Education, Management