How do you deal with the critics and skeptics in your organization? by , for

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I recently came across this interesting video of a Harvard Professor discussing selling ideas within an organization (link available at the end of this post).  And it's no secret that S... read more

SharePoint Pros - Architects of Change by , for

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SharePoint architects, developers and administrators are in a unique position to have a measurable impact on business and people.  We have been given a technology platform that allows us to... read more

"Because people hate change" and why change management is so frustrating by , for

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I was researching an article on why kicking off a capture or ECM project is so challenging, and I got to talking with one of my friends who is an IT analyst with the state of California. His nam... read more

Tough Love: Change. Now. Or Get Hacked by , for

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You’ve seen this kind of post before. Most recently, by Rob Gray when he said that most in this community build “systems of control” when we should be building “systems o... read more

Internal SharePoint Marketing -- Tipping the Balance towards Power Users by , for

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Of all the interviews conducted for an ongoing SharePoint Reality Series in KMWorld, one of the simplest and most compelling ingredients of a successful deployment is put forth by EPC Group's Errin... read more

Don't Forget the Change in Your SharePoint Investment .... by , for

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We have seen SharePoint sites pop up and virally explode.  We have seen SharePoint used in many cases as a basic document repository.  In some organizations, we've also seen ShareP... read more

Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You’re Creating? by , for

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Do the top developers for Google’s Android operating system use Blackberries?  Do the IT guys developing Windows 7 use Macs?  Do the folks at WordPress use Blogger to host their... read more

When people need to change by , for

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The People Side of Enterprise 2.0 In my last post, I spoke about focusing on the business rather than the technology.  Technology certainly has a big part to play, but it’s an... read more

It's about changing the business by , for

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When talking about Enterprise 2.0, I think we often focus too much on the technology that enables Enterprise 2.0 (such as internal blogging, social media etc.) rather than the actual business chara... read more

Sanctuary! by , for

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Sanctuary!a term that means a safe place, a quiet place, a place you can go to find refuge from the storm. That storm could be many things and to some in my classes, it was home or at least unti... read more