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 […]
For a better virtual collaboration, apply a “progression of communication”
February 3, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
Your inbox is full. You’ve received 40 text messages so far today, and it’s only noon. There’s 10 messages on your phone, just waiting for you to do something with them. Now what? Choosing the right communication channels When I’m collaborating virtually on work, it makes sense to have some sort of strategy on […]
Collaboration from a CIO’s perspective
January 16, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
Over the last few months, CIO Magazine has been posting snippets of a video interview of Sheila Jordan, SVP, Collaboration and Communication IT, Cisco Systems and Jim Love, CIO, IT World Canada. (Note: CIO stands for Chief Information Officer) The last snippets of that interview were aired this week. Having spent a previous career as […]
12 Things you should know as a Facilitator of effective “communications”
January 3, 2014 by · Leave a Comment
As a mediator and facilitator of various types of conversations, in-person and virtual, I’m always learning when it comes to being a better “communicator”. In 2013, I added to my list of insights on that front. For instance, did you know… Inter-personal communications is essentially the process of sending and receiving messages. The word […]
Cultural diversity in virtual conversations?
September 9, 2013 by · 2 Comments
Last month, I did a cross-cultural conflict management workshop for the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria. The participants were all immigrants. Their time in Canada ranged from weeks to years. The content focus was the workplace and employment. Culture and conversation patterns One of the concepts I touched on dealt on was cultural differences in […]
