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What happens on the inside gets seen by the outside. You think there are walls protecting your privacy. I came across two examples of this in the past two days — and this inspired me to share this thought with you. In both cases I realized that what you say behind the closed doors impacts [...]
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Two years ago I posted a short post that picked up from an HBR article on leadership flaws. I posed the question if Enterprise 2.0 initiatives can thrive in environments where toxic leadership reigns. My first reaction was no, and then I thought about ways to get to yes. One of the flaws of flawed leadership [...]
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Ask a software developer who writes code for a living, who owns the code she writes. She will usually respond with an uncomfortable face. On the one hand, many developers feel ownership of their creations. On the other hand, many have signed intellectual property agreements with their employer that basically says the company owns the [...]
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It’s my second blogaversary. Over the past two years I have shared with you thoughts on the Enterprise 2.0 marketplace, as well as thoughts on Open Source, Personal Branding, and other random musings on technology, culture, and workplace behaviors. I have published 130 posts so far (averaging just over one post a week), and received well [...]
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Recently someone asked me about OpenWashing. Let me share my thoughts here. OpenWashing is a derogatory term for companies who pretend to “do open source.” (We’ll discuss what that could mean.) The term is related to WhiteWashing (censoring information in order to “fix” history) and GreenWashing (portraying your product to be more environmentally sensitive than it [...]
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One of the habits of highly effective people is to “seek to understand before being understood.” This habit teaches us to approach life with openness and willingness to learn — as a precondition to our effective contributions to the world. Some of us are quite good a “taking it all in” and processing lots of [...]
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The following pattern impacted three areas of my life recently, so it seemed worth speaking about here. The details are not so important to share here. The impact of self orientation, and a recommended cure is. Your reactions to this are most welcome. I’ll start with a parable that is told about greed, but it [...]
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