Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. This research is the most precious knowledge we have about what animates great teams and their leaders, and is the foundation of the book.

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Work Cisco Culture Knowledge Worker 40

Tech Soup

JUNE 15, 2012

Business and commutes were at a standstill in the San Francisco Bay Area yesterday after an extreme fire in West Oakland put the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) commuter train system completely out of service between San Francisco and cities in the East Bay. Carpocalypse. The future of work requires this shift in managerial mindset.

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San Francisco Train Training Organization 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 21, 2017

The potential for being overwhelmed by technology is magnified in the workplace by something called “ Collaborative Overload ” Rob Cross and Adam Grant in a recent Harvard Business Review article. As nonprofits become networked and different departments work across silos, we need to connect with more people than ever.

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Collaboration Tips Tech Nonprofit 122

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 10, 2007

Stephen Downes points to a post by Tony Karrer with disagreeing with some points in about the value of blogging in Thomas Davenport's book Thinking for a Living: How to Get Better Performances And Results from Knowledge Workers. Tony points out this paragraph: I believe that blogging falls into the unproven category.

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ROI Social Media Media Social 50

sgEngage

MARCH 31, 2023

Highlights from that report: Most workers toggle between apps 10 times an hour , costing organizations 32 days per worker, per year of workplace productivity Staff spends 25% of their time looking for information they need to do their jobs Knowledge workers spend 40% of their time on work about work.

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Product Data Metrics Knowledge Worker 89

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 24, 2008

Most creatives and knowledge workers who are not developers. If you are a ‘Circuit Rider’ then re-applying this knowledge makes administrating easier and thus cost effective for 3rd sector organisations. Where is Linux not a good idea? Did you learn anything about how your computer works? I bet you did.

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Ubuntu Open Source Software Laptop 100

Neon CRM

MAY 30, 2023

Wasted Time The average knowledge worker reports spending about 60% of their time on “work about work.” Suitability: Traditional CRMs are targeted at business-to-consumer (B2C) or business-to-business (B2B) organizations.

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Software Management Guide Houston 52

Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

MIT Technology Review recently cited Oracle’s definition : “Big data is the derivation of value from traditional relational database-driven business decision making, augmented with new sources of unstructured data.” The Open Knowledge Foundation is a great advocacy charity in that field. ” Uh.

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Data Disaster Map Organization 66

Bloomerang

APRIL 25, 2024

Inspiration The Institute for Ethical Leadership (IEL) at Rutgers University in New Jersey, co-founded in 2003 by James Abruzzo and Alex Plinio, began with a focus on teaching and research in business ethics, mainly supporting the nonprofit sector.

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