The ‘first-hour rule’
With the First-Hour Rule, you commit to working on that tough project for the first hour of each day. When that hour is up, you stop if you want to. If you really want to keep going, you do.
Calls come to Slack
Typing is great. We love typing. And while there are many fine ways to communicate via typing — messaging in channels, direct messages, and group DMs — today we’re officially adding calls to the mix for everyone. After months of beta testing, all Sla ...
Ummo: your personal speech coach
Planning a conference session or work presentation anytime soon? This app might come in handy... Ummo is your personal speech coach. Whether you are practicing for a presentation or looking to improve your day-to-day communication, use Ummo to track your ...
Beyond Domino development?
Peter Presnell of Red Pill on the future of Domino development 'Beyond XPages': That made me wonder…. why would IBM suddenly only provide a commitment to fix-packs instead of taking the opportunity to remain committed to a new release, something customer ...
Two very interesting new partnerships in the IBM Connections space
Firstly, two extremely well-respected IBM ISVs are forming a strategic alliance: Specialists from all over the world are preparing themselves for Social Connections 10 – the core event for the IBM Connections community. So did Infoware and panagenda, bot ...
CGATE – an easy-to-use front end for IBM Connections
Interesting release from Swedish ISV, EGBS: CGATE is a delightful and easy to use front end for IBM Connections. It will be customized to your organization and your employees – no need to adapt your processes to the tool, or for your employees to learn a ...
SOCM 2016: Quantifying the Value of Community
The State of Community Management 2016 provides a snapshot of the progress and changes in community management, based on research of more than 300 communities from organizations large and small, which span a range of use cases, sectors and industries. ...
No Steve Jobs…
Or even Tim Cook... Sometimes it takes a really poor performance and presentation style (from ASUS CEO Jerry Shen in this case) to see the excellence elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hnZ02Zoobg#t=22m09s However, even looking past the p ...
Look Beyond Borders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XhrXUoD6U So moving... Particularly the girls at 3:38.
No Slackin’ when it comes to integration
One of the most notable aspects of the rise of Slack as a the business communications tool of the moment has been the success they've had encouraging third parties of all sizes to develop innovative apps and custom integrations for the platform. Just a ...
Just 11 days to go! Social Connections 10 lands in Toronto
Back in January I stepped away from the Social Connections team due to my commitments with Jive, after 9 events and 4.5 years of helping to grow what is an incredible IBM Social Business user group community. Whilst I've been away, Wannes and the team ...
A new book from Michael Sampson: Re-Imagining Productive Work with Office 365
I'm a great fan of Michael Sampson's work: his books - on doing business with IBM Connections, user adoption strategies and building a collaboration roadmap. his incredibly thought-provoking workshops - I have been honoured to host a couple of the ...
A new 6-week course to help you Work Out Loud – June/July 2016
I am a great fan of Working Out Loud - John Stepper's published approach to working in the open, transparently and with authenticity. As he describes it: Instead of networking to get something, you lead with generosity, investing in relationships that g ...
Fostering Community
Those that know me well will recognise that I have three true passions and priorities in my life:- My family - my wife and four beautiful children My work - helping individuals, teams and organisations become more productive through the use of onl ...
Doing a TED Talk: The Full Story
Imagine being asked to speak at TED. Not the independent TEDx conferences, but as Tim Urban explains... The thing I was asked to speak at was the big Vancouver one. I say this not only to brag, but also to explain why this whole thing had me freaking out ...
Recruiting for a new Jive consultant – interested?
Jive Software is seeking a Business Consultant to join the Professional Services team for the EMEA Region, based in Paris, France. This role will work with Jive’s largest and most complex clients in formulating and implementing their strategy around usage ...
Women Not Objects
As the married father of two daughters, this issue is being brought home to me right now... The rise of YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat as advertising media has not helped in any way - the problem just seems to get worse year-on-year. https://www.youtu ...
Time to let go…
The Lotus IBM Collaboration Solutions space is an incredible demonstration of what online communities can become through the truly altruistic efforts of its members. I’ve always known that, but stepping away somewhat over the past year has allowed me to ...
That river’s flowing…
No matter what we do, or how focused or mindful we are, the time just keeps passing doesn't it? As the great Peter Gabriel once sung: Whatever may come and whatever may go that river's flowing that river's flowing (Linking to the '94 version with ...
Stuff that works – Anker USB chargers
Friends and colleagues that have travelled with me in recent times will undoubtedly have noticed that I'm a great fan of Anker electronics components. Anker is a relatively new brand, at least on these shores, having appeared in the UK about 3-4 years ...
Safari 9 Responsive Design Mode
Do you host a site or platform that you need to make available to a wide range of desktop and mobile devices, including those Apple iThings running iOS9? Then you need to check out Safari's Responsive Design Mode (found in the Develop menu in Safari 9 ...
Twitter timeline zero
Over the years, my Twitter followed list had become somewhat cluttered... Just over 4,000 accounts - the usual mixture of friends, family, colleagues, partners, thought leaders, brands and celebrities. I'd had a few occasional cleanups, but put it this w ...
Jive Software named as #2 best company to work for in the UK
There were few companies in the world that could have tempted me back into permanent employment, and I was really happy to join Jive Software almost 6 months ago. I've loved my experience of the organisation so far - the culture and workstyle mixes damn h ...
Moving on…
Originally posted at ibmconnections.com... Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard. Dave Mustaine This site (IBMConnections.com, plus IBMConnectionsBlog.com) will close today, with all posts migrated to Stuart-McIntyre.com for poste ...