InformationWeek just came out with a great article on the impact of Web 2.0 collaboration tools like PBwiki on the role of IT. Web 2.0 and Software-as-a-Service represent a major paradigm shift for IT managers, but as InformationWeek puts it: “You can ignore Web 2.0 tools, or try to shoo users away. If you takeContinue reading “Read about PBwiki in InformationWeek”
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Using PBwiki to manage your projects
We just finished up another great webinar today, focused on using PBwiki for project management. We spent an hour going over how you can use PBwiki templates and folders to build your own project management system, and answered a whole bunch of questions from users. To watch this and other recorded webinars, or to signContinue reading “Using PBwiki to manage your projects”
A PBwiki Webinar, Starring *You*
As y’all might have noticed from our Web site, PBwiki is now conducting regular webinars to help folks learn how they can use PBwiki to make their lives better: http://pbworks.com/content/webinars The reaction to these webinars has been so positive, that now we’d like to expand them to include PBwiki users. If you’d like to beContinue reading “A PBwiki Webinar, Starring *You*”
The Foolproof 5-Step Way To Answer Tough Questions
I was having lunch yesterday with some friends, when the subject turned to questions and answers. My friend had attended a conference panel, and complained that the panelists all failed to adequately answer her question. (In defense of those panelists, the question was a difficult one without a clear right answer.) I proceeded to answerContinue reading “The Foolproof 5-Step Way To Answer Tough Questions”
The Elephant and the Ant: Why Companies Need Processes As They Grow
Seth Godin had a recent post about how organizations tend to go from crisp to soggy over time. While I agree with his points, I think that there’s a better analogy to explain why companies need processes as they grow. I call it the principle of the elephant and the ant. Hollywood horror movies nonwithstanding,Continue reading “The Elephant and the Ant: Why Companies Need Processes As They Grow”
Enjoy telling folks about PBwiki? Why not make it your job?
Are you a software sales professional? PBwiki is looking for salespeople that want to work for one of the fastest growing software companies in the world. We are looking for proven, quota-carrying sales professionals. We have positions open in both our San Mateo, CA and Nashua, NH offices (so if you’ve always wanted to workContinue reading “Enjoy telling folks about PBwiki? Why not make it your job?”
To Sell Your Story, Be The Story
 For this week’s marketing post, I’m going to delve into the world of politics again, which holds some interesting lessons for the business world. One of the major advantages that Barack Obama currently holds over Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination here in the United States lies in how hisContinue reading “To Sell Your Story, Be The Story”
PBwiki is heading to the NBA All-Star Game!
Uber-blogger Henry Abbott of TrueHoop (now part of ESPN) is heading to the NBA All-Star Game, and he’s taking PBwiki with him. Henry has asked TrueHoop’s tens of thousands of readers to join with him in creating a wiki for the All-Star Game which will include articles, posts, videos, and other original content. And he’sContinue reading “PBwiki is heading to the NBA All-Star Game!”
PBwiki in Fortune Small Business / Tips On Driving Adoption
Fortune Small Business just wrote a nice article about how Lee Rosen of Rosen Law used his creativity to drive adoption of his PBwiki. Rosen offered a $1,000 cash prize to his 32 employees–for every page they created on the wiki, they earned a possible combination to the company safe (which contained the aforementioned $1,000). Continue reading “PBwiki in Fortune Small Business / Tips On Driving Adoption”
Great Expectations (Management)
One of the skills every marketer (if not every person) needs to master is the art of managing expectations. Managing expectations is a “Goldilocks” task–too high, and they’ll be impossible to meet; too low, and they’ll detract from your accomplishments; just right, and you’ll be a hero. Of the potential pitfalls, high expectations are perhapsContinue reading “Great Expectations (Management)”
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