A bunch of things triggered this list, no pun intended. Police operate at the intersection of many different civic and community relationships. That position offers them many opportunities to influence and mediate, in collaborative ways. 1. Fewer guns: Many cities/countries (e.g., London/UK) don’t have every police officer carry a firearm. Could most of Toronto’s cops […]
Archives for March 2014
Are you talking too much “business” with your virtual work team?
March 20, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
If your work involves a computer and regular interaction with others, via the web, consider yourself part of a virtual team, whether you formally call it that, or not. And, in your interactions with your “virtual team”, is it all business, or are some of your conversations of a personal nature? A recent study by […]
Welcome to our community: Make yourself at home
March 18, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
It’s been a long journey. I’m just a little bird, and I’ve travelled from far away, thousands of kilometers. I’m tired and I’m lonely. I’m looking for a safe place to bed down, meet others like me, and start afresh. Can you help me? “Why, yes I can”, said a gentleman in my neighbourhood. And […]
The Future of Work and Multi-Organization Collaboration
March 12, 2014 by · 3 Comments
Over the last couple of months I’ve been assisting a local foundation that supports not-for-profit initiatives. The project I’m involved with has a HR (human resource) focus, and asks – how can non-profits better collaborate, with each other, to resource and deliver services, to make a difference? So, the jobs/work landscape was on my mind […]
Virtual Dilemmas in Communications and Collaboration
March 6, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
Yesterday, I did a webinar for the BC Human Resource Management Association on the topic of Virtual Collaboration. The webinar attempted to address some of the typical challenges, dilemmas we face, as we try navigate and work together, in the virtual medium; be it using email, text, audio, video… Here’s some of those virtual dilemmas: […]
