Archive for April, 2009
Next Entries »App vs Intranet Governance: Chicken or Egg?
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009Which really did come first?… OK, I can answer my own question: application governance came first. IT has always been very organized and very linear. They document well. But they are primarily focused on the widgets – the apps and other sparkly things. “Ooo,glittery.” Accountability is often lousy. Everyone’s thinking it, I’m just saying it. [...]
What do we do when the goals are just bad goals?
Friday, April 10th, 2009I preach a lot about connecting communication strategy and implementation to corporate goals. It’s a drum I beat nearly constantly. But, what do we do when the corporate goal is poorly designed, even irrational? A new study titled Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Over-Prescribing Goal Setting, published in the Academy of Management [...]
Customizing for cultural differences
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009Spring break gave me some time to read and consider, rather than write. Now, I have a lot to catch up on here. First up, cultural differences. Some get squeemish when you talk about differences in cultures. The reality is that differences in culture do affect how we engage employees in discussion (the tools and [...]
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