Archive for March, 2006

How to Prevent Technology From Impeding Communication and Wrecking Your Virtual Project

Technology has made it possible for teams with members around the world to work on virtual projects.
A monthly budget for such a project can easily exceed $1.2 million and involve more than 60 team Read More...

Posted By David Teten Comments Off
On March 31st, 2006

The Great Sales and Marketing Debate: The Cagey Sales Veterans Debate the Young Up-and-Comers

I recently was fortunate to participate in a panel discussion on "The Great Sales and Marketing Debate: The Cagey Sales Veterans Debate the Young Up-and-Comers", sponsored by the New York Software Industry Association, March 13, 2006, held at JP Morgan Chase.

Allen Reynolds and Jesse Mandell all took some notes, which we have merged in Read More...

Posted By David Teten Comments Off
On March 28th, 2006

The Office Chart That Really Counts

The Office Chart That Really Counts Mapping informal relationships at a company is revealing -- and useful:

Two years ago, Ken Loughridge, an information technology manager living in Cheshire, England, uprooted his family and moved to Read More...

Posted By David Teten Comments Off
On March 27th, 2006

Converting Gatekeepers into Greeters

(reprinted by permission)
Converting Gatekeepers into Greeters
By Debra Feldman, the JobWhiz
Correct technique and good manners turn interactions with corporate gatekeepers from frustrating to fruitful. Gatekeepers are not meanies; they are their boss's designated agents charged with Read More...

Posted By David Teten Comments Off
On March 27th, 2006

Investing in Stock Markets with Social Network Analysis

Federico Colecchia, a network researcher at ATALAB, wrote to the SOCNET mailing list: "I am looking for recent/ongoing research on application of social network analysis technologies to analysis of stock values."

(He works as a researcher and R&D coordinator for development of visual intelligence software tools for multiple applications. His current focus is on Read More...

Posted By David Teten Comments Off
On March 23rd, 2006