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Innovation Is Not Overrated: I was catching up on Sean Silverthorne's excellent blog and found this link to a post by Scott Berkun on Why Innovation is Overrated. Berkun makes a few reasonable points -- most people don't talk about 'innovation' in everyday conversation. Where it does get used, it's done...; Tags: Strategy, Management, Michael Fitzgerald, Innovation, Berkun, Leadership; Blog posts 2008-07-29
A Few Productivity Tips From Lifehacker's Gina Trapani: Lifehacker.com is my favorite source of inspiration for tips on personal productivity -- just a beautifully designed, written, and frequently updated source of organizational goodness. So I was happy to read thisÂ interview with Lifehacker lead editor Gina Trapani on Harvard Business Publishing, written by Scott Berkun....; Tags: Personal Organization, Lifehacker.com, Berkun, Smart Phones, Productivity, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-08-28

A Curmudgeonly View of Social Media: I admit to being a last-minute passenger on the Facebook/Twitter train. It took me a long time to convince myself there was anything beneficial other than procrastination opportunities to be gained by reconnecting with former journalism colleagues, old volleyball teammates, and the kid who sat three rows behind me in...; Tags: Social Media, Scott Berkun, CC Holland; Blog posts 2009-07-07
The Antidote to Innovation: "Innovation" is creeping near the top of this year's business buzzword list, perhaps even nudging out "Web 2.0" for top honors. Business seers tell us that innovation is the best way to grow our enterprise, that it is a source of continuing competitive advantage (Wait, I wrote that!), that it...; Tags: Sean Silverthorne, Management, Leadership, Strategy, Innovation; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Can You Inspire Your Team Through Cynicism?: I read a thought-provoking post from Scott Berkun the other day. He was wondering, why does cynicism sell? His example, and it was a good one, was to create two fictional essay titles. Which one would you rather read? A) What makes managers great...; Tags: Team, Misery, Manager, Scott, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, CC Holland; Blog posts 2009-04-13

The Quick-and-Dirty Guide to Getting Things Done: How to launch and successfully complete complex projects in four chaos-free steps. Be a Control Freak at the Beginning A smart project manager applies the most time and effort at the start, to prepare for a great launch, and...; Tags: Project, Team, Project Manager, Team Management, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management, BNET Crash Course, Organization, Deadlines, Nokia, General Motors, Recession, Downturn, Managing a Team, Kim Girard, BNET Feature Package; Articles 2009-10-27