Several moons ago I wrote about the power of your network. I go into greater detail within Chapter 7 of the Flat Army book (The Participative Leader Framework) about the need for leaders to continuously and authentically build out their direct professional and personal networks by being reciprocal and educating. I won’t reveal the source, but the following landed in my inbox today: Hey Dan - I sat in on one of your sessions at the Training Magazine Conference and Expo back in 2011 and recently saw on your blog that you had a book coming out.  Congrats!  I’ve been using Evernote now for a few months, so naturally I enjoyed seeing how the book was conceived. I also referenced you in a couple sessions I conducted at this year’s Training Mag Conference (one of my first ever speaking engagements), and I wanted to thank you for being a champion of effectively using technology to enhance collaboration in the workplace.  It has not only helped me implement a social platform with full learning and performance capabilities within my own company but also personally (for speaking engagements) as well as with our clients. Be open. Be honest. Be humble. Be giving. Be congratulative. Be caring. Be authentic. Be reciprocal. Be educating. Good things will come from your network if you do. Related Posts:the FLAT ARMY cheat sheetAn Example of the Flat Army CLAM in Action: BC Ideas2ActionVirtual Worlds in an Organization are not a Time Waster (andFlat Army: Chapter 7 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 5 Overview

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The title of Chapter 9 is "Learning at the Speed of Need" This 104 second video snippet sees me (Dan Pontefract) describe the background to Chapter 9 of the book Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. Learning is an important aspect of a Flat Army leader but many leaders in today’s organizations think it only occurs in a classroom. I seek out to dispel this urban myth, introducing something I call ‘Pervasive Learning’ and the ’3-33 Model’. Related Posts:Flat Army: Chapter 12 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 11 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 6 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 10 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 5 Overview

"The biggest difference between time and space is that you can’t reuse time." Need a better solution to create similar advanced action again and again? Ever wondered how to use a specific advanced action in multiple projects? Are you a fan of advanced actions? If you say YES to any of the above, then read on. Many […]

Even after uninstalling the Google Photos app, your pictures may still be synced to your Google+ account. The post Is Google Secretly Syncing Your Photos? appeared first on WIRED.

I don’t do golf. It’s about as hierarchical as it comes. In the corporate world, golf is still a major part of fiefdoms. It’s a problem. Think about it. Four individuals get to spend somewhere between four and five hours walking around a golf course whacking a ball without interacting with anyone else. Golf tournaments, requests to golf, schmoozing through golf, and golf as a form of recognition are prevalent in business. It’s not that I’m against networking - you must know me by now - but golf creates a form of elitism that exacerbates the ‘us versus them’ of an organization. "Where’s Ted?" "He’s golfing with the boss." "Where’s the C-Suite today?" "They’re out golfing at a tournament." It reminds me of a horrific quote attributed to President Lyndon B. Johnson: "When things haven’t gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better, and they will appreciate the attention." What, you don’t think the two are related? C’mon. I’m not against golf as a sport, but please — as many vendors/partners have found out over the years — don’t ever invite me to golf on business time. It smacks of old school trickery, hierarchy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Invite me to a peloton where we share the load … any day.   Related Posts:The Organization as a Cycling PelotonCan Leaders Lead From the Side?An Example of the Flat Army CLAM in Action: BC Ideas2ActionVirtual Worlds in an Organization are not a Time Waster (andBosses Should Shift From Scroll to Swipe

It’s happened to us all. What once was trivial, publishing our Flash based eLearning out to a browser and looking at the result, is now not such a simple matter. We download or install the latest update of tool or switch computers and suddenly our browsers go blank on newly published eLearning modules - or […]

New Horizons' scientists just announced their best estimate of the dwarf planet's size. The post NASA Finally Knows Pluto’s Size…Kind Of appeared first on WIRED.

The title of Chapter 10 is "Tools, Rules and the Jewels of Being a Flat Army Leader" This 94 second video snippet sees me (Dan Pontefract) describe the background to Chapter 10 of the book Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization. Collaborative technologies should not be frowned upon as a Flat Army leader. In fact, they should be endorsed and heavily utilized. I describe three brackets of tools (Converse, Content and Context) to aid in the Flat Army quest. Related Posts:Flat Army: Chapter 11 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 12 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 6 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 5 OverviewFlat Army: Chapter 9 Overview

Thanks to the power of planetary physics and NASA's viz team, you can watch New Horizons pass by Pluto on your computer right now. The post Watch: Here’s What New Horizons’ Pluto Flyby Will Look Like appeared first on WIRED.