Digital workplace adoption can be tricky. People stick to email and their local hard drives despite the fact that there are shiny new collaboration and file sharing tools available. This happens because there is no support for behaviour change. And no-one tells employees WHY they should use these new tools - what's in it [...]
Buy this cartoon Are you measuring activity that might not make much sense anymore? You might be working in an output oriented team. Virpi @voinonen
This infographic explains API projects and some of the ways they can go wrong - as well as how to avoid these costly mistakes. It also briefly touches on the theme of platform economy of which APIs are an integral part. The infographic was commissioned by an API consultancy called Osaango.com. I would love to draw [...]
Couple of years ago I went to a talk by the (then) head of HR of Google Laszlo Bock at my alma mater London School of Economics (he was plugging his book Work Rules - Insights from inside Google that will transform how you will live and lead). One thing that caught my attention [...]
Have you ever had to ask people to change how they work? Maybe you’ve introduced a new process, a new piece of software etc. It was pretty hard, wasn’t it? Behaviour change doesn’t happen simply because you’ve told people to change. One of my clients approached me with a behaviour change dilemma. He was responsible [...]
The Corona virus (COVID-19) has been jokingly hailed (?) as the true driver of digital transformation within organisations. While it's true that digital collaboration tools (Zoom, Slack, Teams, Yammer and what have you) have seen staggering adoption rates, the concept of "digital transformation" is broader than that of digital collaboration tools. See the cartoon [...]
We've all seen the innovation distribution curve (above). But those banging their heads on involved in organisational change efforts might sometimes feel that the word "chasm" doesn't quite describe the challenge you are facing... Buy these cartoons If you want to use the cartoons in your work please buy a license (and get a [...]
Enterprise social networks are slowly (yes, very slowly) replacing email and stale intranets in all kinds of companies. Yet there are still senior managers out there who think that an internal "enterprise social network" like Yammer is for sharing funny cat videos. This infographic ties enterprise social networks to a wider context - the shift [...]
Buy this cartoon Were you trained in a zoo? You probably were. I know I was. I came across a blog post on the metaphor of zoos and jungles by management consultant Sonja Blignaut. It nicely contrasts the mindset in an industrial era hierarchical organisation and a more modern, networked organisation. The former assumes a [...]
What exactly is the difference between leadership and management? One way to differentiate the two concepts is the kind of questions managers and leaders are expected to ask. A managerial mindset is often associated with maintaining processes, a leadership mindset is more about asking the right questions. Virpi @voinonen Buy this cartoon [...]