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Q is for Q&A

Q is for Q&A

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Laurika.

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How does online collaboration work?
Online collaboration allows you to create private online workspaces where you can work with other people. You can share files, assign tasks, run live virtual meetings and collaborate on ideas.
How can collaboration help my business?
It can save you money. If you are a small business without huge amounts of capital, you [...]

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P is for Productivity

P is for Productivity

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Laurika.

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My job requires me to do a lot of research. For most projects I need to do background reading or search for a company or person that has expertise in the area I’m writing about. However it shames me to say that I end up trawling through sites for hours under the guise of doing [...]

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O is for Online Team Building Games

O is for Online Team Building Games

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Laurika.

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Online or virtual teams need just as much motivation as office based ones, even more so because they rarely, if ever, see each other in real life. This is where virtual games can be used for more than just having a good time.
Spy Inc makes you a 007
Is it a game or is it real?
As [...]

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N is for a social networking overview

N is for a social networking overview

Posted on 27. Nov, 2009 by Laurika.

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Social networking is clearly here to stay. Research suggests that 99 percent of 18 to 24 year olds, or generation Y consumers, have an active profile on at least one social network site. Techtarget defines social networking as the practice of expanding one’s business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals.
They say that although [...]

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M is for Document Management Software

M is for Document Management Software

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Laurika.

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David just checked into his hotel in New York. It’s late. He’s tired. But he still has a few changes to make to tomorrow’s PowerPoint presentation. He switches on his laptop and nothing happens. It’s dead. He digs through his bag for his USB stick and realises that he’d left it in his office machine.
Depending [...]

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L is for Collaborative leadership

L is for Collaborative leadership

Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Laurika.

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How to be a collaborate leader:
Five qualities of a collaborative leader according to Madeleine Carter from Center for Effective Public Policy

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I is for start up issues

I is for start up issues

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Laurika.

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In today’s world we do everything fast. There is no time to waste. People don’t stick around in one company anymore. Contractors join teams on projects that may last only a few months. How do you start and nurture a spirit of collaboration in such an environment?
If you take into account that only two per [...]

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K is for Knuckles

K is for Knuckles

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Laurika.

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K is for Knuckles
Rap over the knuckles to be precise. And yes I know it may be a stretch but the only word that remotely comes close to K in this instance is knuckles.
It frustrates me when I listen to a news reporter or eavesdrop (obviously by accident) on peoples’ conversations in Starbucks. Why? Because [...]

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I is for start up issues

I is for start up issues

Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.

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In today’s world we do everything fast. There is no time to waste. People don’t stick around in one company anymore. Contractors join teams on projects that may last only a few months. How do you start and nurture a spirit of collaboration in such an environment?
If you take into account that only two per [...]

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H is for Hoarding

H is for Hoarding

Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.

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Oh the dreaded knowledge hoarder. We all know someone who hoards. That person sitting behind their desktop with a smug look on their face, they know something you don’t. That said, hoarding, especially in the workplace isn’t always done out of spite.
Why do people hoard knowledge?
What if the information I have is wrong? I don’t [...]

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F is for Freelancing

F is for Freelancing

Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by Laurika.

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Freelancers tended to live a life of solitude. You and your computer. Alone. No one else around. But those days are gone. Today’s freelancer has the Internet and social media which allow them to find and collaborate with other freelancers as well as taking on projects from around the world.
There really has never been a [...]

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