Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"What question can I ask that I could never ask before?" Eric Schmidt, CEO Google http://ping.fm/WQ2gX
IT needs a flexible trust architecture to balance collaboration & risk. Eric Schmidt, CEO Google http://ping.fm/q7mEQ
There is a fundamental shift to user generated content. Eric Schmidt, CEO Google http://ping.fm/TcWg3
talk to a teenager about how they consume information. Eric Schmidt, CEO Google, http://ping.fm/1dAj6
IT Managers are frustrated with highly inflexible architectures where they can't get things done. Eric Schmidt, CEO Google http://ping.fm/eL263
Monday, October 26, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
"Do you hear God's voice & have the faith & courage to obey?" Scott Hodge from #TheNines http://ping.fm/gYwJr
Friday, October 16, 2009
Five reasons corporations are failing at social media
Five reasons corporations are failing at social media: "I could go on and on. So many of the speakers at IMS shared great examples of simple, effective social media strategies that have humanized organizations and allowed them to build better relationships with customers. But time and again companies are either rejecting social media or participating in a way that defeats the purpose."
Be The Starting Point Of Conversations
Be The Starting Point Of Conversations: "In time, those who continuously start conversations in a niche become referential for the rest of that niche.� And once people are conditioned to go somewhere on the web for certain type of content, it is a habit that may prove hard to break.� If this place is your site, you’ll greatly benefit.� This is because we have designed the web to be� a very social place – and so the places where people regularly converge will continue to grow."
Does Your Company Need A Social Media Policy? | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image
Does Your Company Need A Social Media Policy? | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image: "With more and more employees jumping on to platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn and years of Blogging and Podcasting already water under the bridge, most companies still don't have any kind of corporate policy or guidelines around Social Media, the company and their employees."
Social Media And The Gentle Art Of Management | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image
Social Media And The Gentle Art Of Management | Six Pixels of Separation - Marketing and Communications Blog - By Mitch Joel at Twist Image: "If there is one question that circulates around boardrooms, organizations and enterprises, it is: how do we manage Social Media from a management perspective?"
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog : Microsoft Dynamics CRM defined in 30 seconds
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team Blog : Microsoft Dynamics CRM defined in 30 seconds: "CRM brings your customers into Outlook, along with their sales, service and communication history. A successful CRM implementation centralizes the key details and history for each person and organization - allowing your business to work as a team to meet the customer’s needs."
Rick Mears, senior vice president and chief information officer at Owens & Minor http://ping.fm/H1jAS
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Perot Systems’ new healthcare alliance appears formidable
Perot Systems’ new healthcare alliance appears formidable: "Perot Systems announced the formation of an alliance with The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) that will utilize the deep healthcare expertise of the three organizations to offer electronic health record (EHR)-related training and implementation services to newly established Health Information Technology (HIT) Regional Extension Centers."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Acer Expects to Overtake Dell as PC Maker - WSJ.com
Acer Expects to Overtake Dell as PC Maker - WSJ.com: "Acer Inc. expects to overtake Dell Inc. as the world's second-biggest personal-computer maker by shipments sometime in the next two quarters, company President Gianfranco Lanci said Wednesday.
Mr. Lanci said rising demand from China and elsewhere in Asia would offset declines in other markets, ..."
Mr. Lanci said rising demand from China and elsewhere in Asia would offset declines in other markets, ..."
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Law Church, Gospel Church:read the entirety of Galatians every day for a month ( http://ping.fm/kxUif )
Sunday, October 11, 2009
"I'm not against topical preaching as long as it is done exegetically" Matt Chandler http://ping.fm/yTORL
Saturday, October 10, 2009
clarity evangelist: What are your tools for attunement?
clarity evangelist: What are your tools for attunement?: "I long for church leaders to pay the same attention to orchestrating their staff teams and lay leaders. Many church environments are filled with jangling discords rather than uplifting harmony when it comes to kingdom synergy. As a leader, what is your score? What is your constant point of reference to keep your people moving with synchronized steps? What is your vision that attunes the heart of your followers?"
clarity evangelist: Fellowbackgrangepoint Church
clarity evangelist: Fellowbackgrangepoint Church: "What’s the vision for your church? Who are you trying to reach? How good are you in identifying with your local community? What unique attributes make your church unique? How is God moving in your church?"
clarity evangelist: A Sound Investment
clarity evangelist: A Sound Investment: "Lencioni points out that even during good times, 'leaders should be investing in the health of their teams. �But with so many shining opportunities in front of them, they often fail to slow down and do what is best for the long term.' �Most church leaders fall also fall into this pattern and find themselves on the ministry treadmill, never slowing down to discern their church's culture, DNA and vision. Remember that those shining opportunities are often the good things that keep you from being great! �
What is stopping you from taking time with your leadership team to clarify your vision so your church can be healthier tomorrow? �"
What is stopping you from taking time with your leadership team to clarify your vision so your church can be healthier tomorrow? �"
clarity evangelist: Most Requested Vision Tool
clarity evangelist: Most Requested Vision Tool: "In my vision work I am indebted to MLK's mastery of vision casting. �His 16 minute watershed 'I Have a Dream' speech is one the best teaching tools I have used on the elements of vision. �In fact we have a cool listening exercise with churches, where we play the speech with a spider diagram in front of them to see how MLK weaves various elements of vision throughout the address. �Recently Auxano started developing new resources for Church Unique readers (yet to be released on churchunique.com). �The most requested tool is the vision casting 'spider diagram.'"
clarity evangelist: Groeschel on Thinking Different: Culture, Programming, & Mission
clarity evangelist: Groeschel on Thinking Different: Culture, Programming, & Mission: "THREE ASSIGNMENTS
1) Find somone one or two steps ahead of you and learn how they think.� Most want to learn what they do-not what they think.
2) Identify one wrong mindset and ask God to renew your mind with truth.
3) Identify one painful decision you’ve been avoiding and commit to make the decision no matter what the short term pain."
1) Find somone one or two steps ahead of you and learn how they think.� Most want to learn what they do-not what they think.
2) Identify one wrong mindset and ask God to renew your mind with truth.
3) Identify one painful decision you’ve been avoiding and commit to make the decision no matter what the short term pain."
clarity evangelist: Vision is your MVP: Most Valuable Property
clarity evangelist: Vision is your MVP: Most Valuable Property: "your�vision has a cascading effect on everything else in your organization. �Cloudy visions foster blurred and confusing priorities, employees, and�disappointing results. �Sharp visions foster clarity and powerful momentum.
Are you spending enough time creating and implementing your vision?"
Are you spending enough time creating and implementing your vision?"
clarity evangelist: Can Do vs Called To
clarity evangelist: Can Do vs Called To: "Andrew Patton of Covenant Presbyterian Church shared an exercise he is currently conducting with his staff. �As they define the Vision Frame, they are revisiting staff structure based on their strategy (missional map). In order to 'leverage existing strengths' on the team, Andrew is asking the staff to reflect every three hours. �At the point of pause, each person makes a list of the things they have done in the last three hours and puts them into one of two columns- 'can do' or 'called to do.' The the lists will inform staff team meeting over the next several weeks as the discern and refine how to best work together and move toward the sweet spot of their personal and corporate calling.�"
clarity evangelist: Resources, Motivation or Imagination?
clarity evangelist: Resources, Motivation or Imagination?: "Church leaders don't need more resources or motivation - they need to re-ignite their imagination!!! �"
clarity evangelist: Tweeting at Church TIME Article
clarity evangelist: Tweeting at Church TIME Article: "I have found personal value in tweeting in church:
I am able to really think about the main point of the message when I process in 140 characters or less
I don't take paper notes anymore; tweeting with hashtags keep my notes organized on the internet�
I enjoy seeing other people interact with the same message- I call it an 'emotional resonance spectrum' because you get to see what is impacting the congregation
My personal notes are retrievable by the pastor��
It's downright fun to let other people know and share what I am hearing and learning�"
I am able to really think about the main point of the message when I process in 140 characters or less
I don't take paper notes anymore; tweeting with hashtags keep my notes organized on the internet�
I enjoy seeing other people interact with the same message- I call it an 'emotional resonance spectrum' because you get to see what is impacting the congregation
My personal notes are retrievable by the pastor��
It's downright fun to let other people know and share what I am hearing and learning�"
clarity evangelist: Why You Should Attend Conferences Virtually Using Twitter
clarity evangelist: Why You Should Attend Conferences Virtually Using Twitter: "When it's all said and done, I am somewhat hooked on attending conferences via twitter. Sure, it may not replace being there, but this is a learning strategy I will engage for now."
clarity evangelist: Proof that Your Vision is Outdated
clarity evangelist: Proof that Your Vision is Outdated: "OK, I want you to prove me wrong, so here is the proof test.
Pick a phrase, a statement or some words that represents the most important aspect of your church's vision. We'll call that your 'vision nugget.' �Now run that nugget through this multiple choice answer list. �If you can answer 'non of the above' then you prove me wrong.
My vision nugget is:
A. So generic it does not differentiate my church from any others. (genera-vision)
B. Being used by another church and I picked it up at a conference or in a book (copycat-vision)
C. Locked inside of a long strategic planning notebook and I couldn't think of it (caged-vision)�
C. Totally unique, but I came up with it all by myself (ego-vision)
D. The same one I had at my last church (double-vision)�
E. Now being used by a younger staff person who planted a church in our area (di-vision)
F. None of the above
If you proved my wrong, I want to know!�"
Pick a phrase, a statement or some words that represents the most important aspect of your church's vision. We'll call that your 'vision nugget.' �Now run that nugget through this multiple choice answer list. �If you can answer 'non of the above' then you prove me wrong.
My vision nugget is:
A. So generic it does not differentiate my church from any others. (genera-vision)
B. Being used by another church and I picked it up at a conference or in a book (copycat-vision)
C. Locked inside of a long strategic planning notebook and I couldn't think of it (caged-vision)�
C. Totally unique, but I came up with it all by myself (ego-vision)
D. The same one I had at my last church (double-vision)�
E. Now being used by a younger staff person who planted a church in our area (di-vision)
F. None of the above
If you proved my wrong, I want to know!�"
clarity evangelist: Change has Changed: Your Vision is Outdated Part 3
clarity evangelist: Change has Changed: Your Vision is Outdated Part 3: "What's the bottom line? We need new words, new tools, and new processes today to help us with vision. (This need is the holy discontent behind the book Church Unique.) Until we regain an adequate model for visioning in this context of rapid change, the effectiveness of every other decision in the church will decrease.�"
clarity evangelist: Profound Partial Truths: Your Vision is Outdated Part 4
clarity evangelist: Profound Partial Truths: Your Vision is Outdated Part 4: "�Instead of living with a weak and outdated vision, I suggest that we need to define vision correctly.
Fixing Quote #1
The problem with Sam's quote is that we are left asking, 'How do you fix a toxic culture?' Ironically, the answer has to start with vision! �Therefore it is more accurate to say real vision shapes culture. And what Sam should have said is 'Toxic culture trumps the results of our �poorly conceptualized visioning processes' (Like borrowing a mission statement from North Point, or doing an old-school strategic planning process.)
Fixing Quote #2�
Again, Dave's statement that we need relationaries not visionaries is itself a statement of vision (ironically). Imagine for a moment where the church would be if we had all relationaries and no visionaries. �Now, I do get Dave's point as stated earlier. �But why not statement the real truth: We need visionaries who are strong relationaries. The first person who comes to mind now is Jesus not Mister Rogers- imagine that!�"
Fixing Quote #1
The problem with Sam's quote is that we are left asking, 'How do you fix a toxic culture?' Ironically, the answer has to start with vision! �Therefore it is more accurate to say real vision shapes culture. And what Sam should have said is 'Toxic culture trumps the results of our �poorly conceptualized visioning processes' (Like borrowing a mission statement from North Point, or doing an old-school strategic planning process.)
Fixing Quote #2�
Again, Dave's statement that we need relationaries not visionaries is itself a statement of vision (ironically). Imagine for a moment where the church would be if we had all relationaries and no visionaries. �Now, I do get Dave's point as stated earlier. �But why not statement the real truth: We need visionaries who are strong relationaries. The first person who comes to mind now is Jesus not Mister Rogers- imagine that!�"
clarity evangelist: How to Maximize your NINES Learning Experience
clarity evangelist: How to Maximize your NINES Learning Experience: "6) Act immediately.�Perfect learning is the enemy to good execution. The truth is that you don't need more information to do a better job as a leader. �You need perspective, conviction, passion and stretched imagination. I think LN should host a conversation about the results of the learning tomorrow. �Your leadership will be measured, NOT by the size of your NINES notebook or the number of your compelling retweets. �Your leadership will be measured how you act with what you gain. �What will you need to stop, start, enhance, plan for, or discuss immediately with your leadership team as a result of what you learn?�"
Friday, October 09, 2009
Iconic Hummer brand sold to Chinese manufacturer - Yahoo! News
Iconic Hummer brand sold to Chinese manufacturer - Yahoo! News: "DETROIT – Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomized America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy equipment maker."
The social media ban: Church of the Customer Blog
The social media ban: Church of the Customer Blog: "The 10 percenters can set up company Facebook fan pages, add more people to the company Twitter account, set up a YouTube channel, a Squidoo account, a LinkedIn group, a Yammer account or a Ning network for employees who can tell their Facebook friends about the cool things they're doing at work. Plus they'll hear about any problems fans or customers encounter and have a front-line response ready to tackle them."
Shareholders look to block Dell, Perot deal - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
Shareholders look to block Dell, Perot deal - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:: "The Booth Family Trust filed the lawsuit earlier this week, claiming among other things that Perot Systems’ directors unjustly obtained benefits for company officers and directors in the deal at shareholder expense. It also claims that directors failed to provide to Perot Systems’ shareholders with information that would have enabled them to make better decisions about selling their shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Cali and Jody � Blog Archive � ROWE and H1N1
Cali and Jody � Blog Archive � ROWE and H1N1: "f your definition of work is a series of actions executed by individuals and a group who collaborate to deliver specified outcomes, then you can get through anything."
Irving Wladawsky-Berger: Designing a Smart Healthcare System
Irving Wladawsky-Berger: Designing a Smart Healthcare System: "In roughly fifteen minutes, Denis Cortese laid out the basic principles underlying an effective healthcare system.� I am confident that if we design a system along the lines he outlined, we will evolve, over time, into the kind of high value healthcare system our nation badly needs.�"
The Open Space Policy for Managers - NOOP.NL
The Open Space Policy for Managers - NOOP.NL: "I want to suggest that we call this approach the Open Space Policy. In an open space you share the same air, and the same rules. It doesn’t mean there needs to be a physical open space (though it can help). But it communicates that everyone is in it together. We’re the same kind of people. We just have different jobs, with different responsibilities. And I would leave my Nespresso coffee machine at home. If I had one."
CodeThinked | Our Biggest Enemy Isn’t Developers Who Refuse To Move Forward, It is Developers Who Pretend To Move Forward
CodeThinked | Our Biggest Enemy Isn’t Developers Who Refuse To Move Forward, It is Developers Who Pretend To Move Forward: "We just have to make sure that we actually think and analyze, instead of agreeing because it is easier, convenient or more comfortable for us to do so. We have to make sure that we don’t fall prey to those who pretend to move forward, and instead listen to those who are sincerely trying to find a better way."
Our Biggest Enemy Isn't Developers Who Refuse To Move Forward, It is Developers Who Pretend To Move Forward (http://ping.fm/AxW6d)
An open letter to micromanagers � Scott Berkun
An open letter to micromanagers � Scott Berkun: "A healthy, confident, well-adjusted manager knows their job is to do three things:
Hire thoroughbreds, point them at the finish line,� and get out of their way unless they ask for help
Coach, teach, encourage and position ordinary horses to maximize their potential and approximate thoroughbreds in some of their work.
Fire those who can never do the work needed without your constant involvement to make room for those who can."
Hire thoroughbreds, point them at the finish line,� and get out of their way unless they ask for help
Coach, teach, encourage and position ordinary horses to maximize their potential and approximate thoroughbreds in some of their work.
Fire those who can never do the work needed without your constant involvement to make room for those who can."
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Not the best church in the community, but the best church for the community. Rick Rusaw http://ping.fm/V5ZiL
Monday, October 05, 2009
Are we reflecting Jesus (inclusive vs exclusive & desire over duty)? Brad Powell http://ping.fm/A0bRR
The Bible is not about what we must do, but what Christ has done. Darrin Patrick http://ping.fm/F8MRf
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Wouldn't it be great if they changed their opinion about God because of you? Reggie Joiner http://ping.fm/MaKcZ
Code-4 Ministries-To Present the Message of Jesus Christ to the Law Enforcement Community. http://ping.fm/FfvxN
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Which comes first; the social media strategy, or the social media tactics? - The Viral Garden
Which comes first; the social media strategy, or the social media tactics? - The Viral Garden: "But before you jump in and start using a particular tool, you have to make sure that it fits your strategy, and that it fits your existing human, skill, and time resources. I understand that many companies now feel the need to 'do something', but you still need to have a plan."
Health Management Technology
Health Management Technology: "Along with HVAC and life-safety equipment, Honeywell will incorporate access control and digital video equipment, and install the Hill-Rom NaviCare� Nurse Call system to help connect patients and caregivers. The system will provide a geographic view of where nurses are located across the facility using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and a wireless mesh network, allowing faster communication when patients request assistance. Intelligent alerts also can automatically be sent from a patient's bed directly to the caregiver, improving response times during medical emergencies."
Friday, October 02, 2009
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)