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
Storytelling: Passport to Success in the 21st Century
Why is there a resurgence of interest among today’s business and organizational leaders in the ancient art of storytelling at a time when electronic communications might seem to make it obsolete? Human beings have been communicating with each other through storytelling since we lived in caves and sat around campfires exchanging tales. What is new today about the art of telling stories is the purposeful … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: John Seely Brown, Katalina Groh, Laurence Prusak, Steve Denning | Source: CR Web Consulting | Subjects: Management, Miscellaneous
What’s the Big Idea? Creating and Capitalizing on the Best New Management Thinking
This unique book studies how ideas percolate within organizations. It identifies “idea practitioners” (managers who introduce new thinking to their companies), studies the role of management gurus, and describes how to evaluate new ideas for fit. Included are case studies of reengineering and knowledge management, as well as lists of business ideas and leading management thinkers.
Editor’s Note: you can download chapter 1 at … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Authors: H. James Wilson, Laurence Prusak, Thomas H. Davenport | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior
In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work
Content: Book | Authors: Don Cohen, Laurence Prusak | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior