Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I've been thinking the past few days about something that's bothering me. As someone whose work the last several years has focused primarily on promoting and managing the use of collaborative tools inside the enterprise - specifically SharePoint (2008-2011) and our enterprise social network (2010-present) - I think I've finally come to a realization I …
Continue reading Why We Still Don’t Collaborate Well in Businesses
This is the last in a five-part series covering the five corporate values of my company, Humana: Inspire Health Cultivate Uniqueness Rethink Routine Pioneer Simplicity Thrive Together Today's subject: Thrive Together. What does that mean and how can we live that value? If we consider the word "thrive," it brings to mind definitions such as …
For most of my 8.5 years at my company, I have not had others on my teams who shared the same responsibilities I had. We may have had the same title (as in the case of my first team for six years), but that's where the similarity stopped. On my second team, for example, I …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #48: You Need Someone At Work To Relate To
I'm usually very careful about proofing what I write before publishing it. While only a few dozen people read this blog daily, the pressure to be accurate is just the same for me as when I prepare an email weekly for nearly 18,000 people. Last week my manager and I had a discussion about the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #34: Four Eyes Are Better Than Two
I ran across a word that was new to me a few weeks ago on a company’s blog. The word was “collaboratory.” I didn’t know if it was a real word or not, but the mere sound of it sparked an idea I’d like us to consider at my company. Here’s my thought… Just as another prominent …
