Collaboration and how to get started
December 9, 2007 by Kylie Short · 2 Comments
The beauty of the Internet means that you are no longer limited to using resources and suppliers in your region, state or country. Web applications such as Basecamp and similar allow you to keep in touch with your clients in other timezones without clogging up your in-box. The world has become flat and accessible to anyone with an internet connection.
My personal philosophy of business relies on collaboration between all stakeholders in a project. But what is collaboration and how can it be used in today’s online society?
Collaboration quite simply is the process of working together with another person to accomplish goals and/or objectives. What this means to my business is that opinions, experience and insights from the client, myself, my suppliers and my associates are all weighed in when attempting to achieve the project objectives.
The key to true collaboration although is in your willingness to listen and learn from others. Managing a team be it virtual or actual is something that doesn’t come easily for all of us.
What strategies do you use for collaboration within your team? Are your team members responsive to this way of management? How do you deal with micromanagers and their need to control every aspect of a project?
What happens when Dilbert works from home
December 4, 2007 by Kylie Short · 1 Comment
Here is the comic.
Need I say anymore?
IVAA Summit or BUST
December 3, 2007 by Kylie Short · Leave a Comment
Since posting my plea for donations towards the $3000 ticket to go to the IVAA Summit in April 2008, I’ve had one donation and a few emails congratulating me on a great idea.
I just want to thank Candy for her contribution and let you all know I am $20 closer to my goal.